Texas Woman Says Her Abortion ‘Gave Me the Chance to Become a Mom’—
The week before the procedure, she was vomitting and dizzy and her blood pressure spiked. In hindsight, she believes they were early preeclampsia symptoms. After the procedure she said she had “tremendous scarring in my uterus,” and ultimately had to get reconstructive uterine surgery before she and her husband could try IVF again. In March 2024, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy through IVF; she and her husband named him Reid Owen Edwards, which makes his initials are R.O.E., after the landmark Supreme Court case.
“A lot of people have to have abortions to become mothers,” she said. “I know it’s an uncomfortable reality, but it’s just the truth.”
Edwards’previously sharedherstorywithAbortioninAmerica,anorganizationthatmapsstate-to-stateexperiencesacrossthecountry. In2023,shewasalsooneof20womenwhosuedTexasforendangeringtheirliveswiththestate’snear-totalabortionban.Thelawsuitarguedthatthebanwassovagueandambigiousthatwomenwerebeingdeniedlife-savingmedicalcare.ButthestateSupremeCourtunanimouslydismissedtheir
