Mayron Hollis was denied an emergency abortion for a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy. The 32-year-old had to undergo an emergency hysterectomy to save her life.
The situation endangered both the child and the mother. Tennessee lawmakers added an exception to state laws that allows abortions to be performed for ectopic pregnancies similar to Maryon Hollis' But doctors, including one of those who helped treat the one whose case set a precedent, fear that it will not change much in practice.