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When Perrone felt the pain and saw the blood, she immediately suspected she was having another ectopic pregnancy. Years before, she’d lost her right fallopian tube with the first ectopic pregnancy, but she was able to act quickly with the second and save her left fallopian tube by getting the medication methotrexate. The third time she felt the symptoms, she knew she needed to act as quickly as possible – and that her life was on the line, because complications could arise within hours. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends administering methotrexate, the medication to treat ectopic pregnancy, as soon as possible.
But when she went to her local hospital, Advocate Good Shepherd, she was not seen in person by the OB/GYN, she said [until the next day].
“I kept asking her to help me,” she said. But [Dr.] Coll refused to administer methotrexate, Perrone alleged. As she remembered it, the doctor told her “we have to weigh out the life of the mother and the baby, and there’s a 1% chance that there is a baby in there”. When Perrone asked about her right to an abortion under Illinois law, the doctor said “you’re not going to bully me into doing this”, Perrone said.
Advocate Good Shepherd and Coll did not respond to the Guardian’s press inquiries by publication time.
The Illinois Hospital Emergency Service Act explicitly identifies ectopic pregnancy as an acute medical condition that requires stabilizing care. If the facility is unable to provide that care, the law requires immediate transfer.
Perrone went on TikTok to talk about her experiences – first about being denied care, and then about the loss of her fertility. Her videos went viral. As Perrone began working with the lawyers on the lawsuit, she received a knock on the door – Coll was suing her for defamation.
But when she went to her local hospital, Advocate Good Shepherd, she was not seen in person by the OB/GYN, she said [until the next day].
“I kept asking her to help me,” she said. But [Dr.] Coll refused to administer methotrexate, Perrone alleged. As she remembered it, the doctor told her “we have to weigh out the life of the mother and the baby, and there’s a 1% chance that there is a baby in there”. When Perrone asked about her right to an abortion under Illinois law, the doctor said “you’re not going to bully me into doing this”, Perrone said.
Advocate Good Shepherd and Coll did not respond to the Guardian’s press inquiries by publication time.
The Illinois Hospital Emergency Service Act explicitly identifies ectopic pregnancy as an acute medical condition that requires stabilizing care. If the facility is unable to provide that care, the law requires immediate transfer.
Perrone went on TikTok to talk about her experiences – first about being denied care, and then about the loss of her fertility. Her videos went viral. As Perrone began working with the lawyers on the lawsuit, she received a knock on the door – Coll was suing her for defamation.
