‘The top of the skull was missing’: Louisiana woman denied abortion despite fetus’ fatal disorder

Some states have no regard for the trauma associated with loss. In addition to having horrific anti-abortion laws, some states are allegedly forcing pregnant individuals to carry nonviable pregnancies. A Louisiana mother said she was denied an abortion after her fetus was diagnosed with a rare condition that it won't survive, local news outlet WAFB reported Tuesday.

Identified as  Nancy Davis, the woman pregnant with her second child, told the WAFB that she had her first ultrasound at the 10-week mark of her pregnancy at the Women's Hospital in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, when the medical staff noticed something unusual.

"It was an abnormal ultrasound, and they noticed the top of the baby's head was missing and the skull was missing, the top of the skull was missing," Davis told WAFB on Monday.