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Kat Cammack Ectopic Ordeal Fuels Dispute Over Florida’s Six-Week Abortion Ban

Abortion-rights groups argue unclear exceptions in the six-week ban sowed fear among doctors treating ectopic pregnancies.

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

  • In May 2024, Rep. Kat Cammack faced a life-threatening cornual ectopic pregnancy and required a methotrexate injection to prevent rupture.
  • Hospital staff hesitated to administer the drug after Florida’s six-week ban took effect, fearing criminal prosecution and license loss until Cammack cited the law on her phone.
  • Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration later issued guidance clarifying that abortion is permissible at any stage to save a mother’s life or health, explicitly covering ectopic cases.
  • Cammack faults “absolute fearmongering” by abortion-rights advocates for the delay in her care, emphasizing that the law itself allowed her treatment.
  • Abortion-rights organizations counter that the ban’s vague language, not advocacy messaging, created confusion that jeopardized timely treatment for ectopic pregnancies.