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A pregnant teenager died after trying to get care in three visits to Texas emergency rooms

It took 20 hours and three ER visits before doctors admitted the pregnant 18-year-old to the hospital as her condition worsened. She’s one of at least two women who died under Texas’ abortion ban.

By Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica
Candace Fails poses for a portrait holding a picture of her late daughter, Nevaeh Crain, at her home in Vidor, Texas on October 24, 2024. Crain passed away on October 29, 2023 at 25 weeks of pregnancy due to preventable causes, including hemorrhaging, after seeking medical help at various hospitals.

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At her home in Vidor, Texas on October 24, 2024, a photograph of Candace Fails with her late daughter Nevaeh Crain, who passed away on October 29, 2023 at 25 weeks of pregnancy due to preventable causes, including hemorrhaging, after seeking medical help at various hospitals.
Candace Fails, right, and Randall Broussard, left, pose for a portrait at her home in Vidor, Texas on October 24, 2024. Fails’ oldest daughter, Nevaeh Crain, who was Broussard’s partner, passed away on October 29, 2023 at 25 weeks of pregnancy due to preventable causes, including hemorrhaging, after seeking medical help at various hospitals.
Candace Fails visits the grave of her daughter, Nevaeh Crain, and granddaughter, Lillian Faye Broussard, in Buna, Texas on October 24, 2024. At 25 weeks of pregnancy, Crain passed away on October 29, 2023 from preventable causes, including hemorrhaging, after seeking medical help at various hospitals.

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