It has been noted that a new ad released by the Biden campaign on Monday blasted former President Donald Trump’s stance on abortion and blamed the former president for the near-death of a Texas woman who was denied the procedure due to the state’s ban via Independent.
The 60-second ad, titled “Willow’s Box”, depicted an emotional interview with Amanda Zurawski, who talked about the miscarriage of her baby – whom she wanted to name Willow – and the infection that almost killed her twice when she was denied an abortion.
It has been noted that in the video, Zurawski could be seen sobbing as the ad’s text explains doctors were forced to send her home after she had a miscarriage. Three days later, Zurawski was placed in the ICU with sepsis, and the infection may prevent her from ever getting pregnant again, the ad claimed.
“Trump did this,” the ad continues.
Zurawski is currently the lead plaintiff in a case challenging Texas’ definition of medical emergencies about its anti-abortion law.
She, alongside 12 other women who were denied abortions in Texas have filed a lawsuit and argued that the state’s medical board has “done nothing” to clarify the law surrounding exceptions to the abortion ban and that doctors should be given more leeway in determining when an abortion is necessary.
It has come to light that the attorneys for the state have sought to dismiss the case altogether and argued in court filings that the women lack standing to challenge the law because some of the women, whose fertility is now compromised due to them being denied abortions – no longer need to worry about the bans because they are unlikely to become pregnant again, and thus have no grounds to sue.
