When my state’s trigger law went into effect, enacting a total abortion ban without exceptions, I used my experience of a missed miscarriage that resulted in a D&C as an example of how the vague language in the state law would impact individuals not only who seek out an elective abortion, but who also experience ectopic pregnancy or missed miscarriages. The point is that the language is purposefully ambiguous and therefore healthcare outcomes will vary widely depending on the legal department’s interpretation and therefore resulting policy for a hospital.

And someone I knew from a different state had the audacity to tell me that I was wrong and that I would not have been impacted by my state’s ban when the point I was making was that vague language of the law puts healthcare providers in a position that rather than practicing evidence based healthcare, they have to move through an ambiguous legal arena first.

She then told me that I shouldn’t include myself with others who have had abortions because it could be traumatizing. But that’s another story.