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Expecting Again, Kat Cammack Highlights Ectopic Pregnancy Confusion in Florida

Despite state guidance exempting life-saving ectopic treatment from the six-week abortion ban, doctors say legal ambiguities stoke political rhetoric, leaving emergency care delayed.

U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) speaks on the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act at the U.S. Capitol on January 25, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on September 19, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • Florida’s six-week abortion ban took effect on May 1, 2024, and in May last year Rep. Cammack’s life-threatening ectopic pregnancy was initially met with hesitation over methotrexate treatment amid fears of criminal penalties.
  • In September 2024 the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued guidance clarifying that ectopic pregnancies are not abortions and are exempt from the ban when a mother’s life or health is at risk.
  • Cammack, co-chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, blames “fearmongering” by abortion-rights groups for misleading medical staff rather than the text of the law itself.
  • Medical groups including the American College of Emergency Physicians warn that similar legal uncertainty persists in other restrictive states, contributing to delayed or denied emergency pregnancy care.
  • Now pregnant again and due in August, Cammack says she hopes her experience will spur bipartisan efforts to establish clear protocols for treating ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages.