Extended cut: Texas radio host Ryan Hamilton on wife's devastating miscarriage

When Texas radio host Ryan Hamilton found out his wife was suffering a miscarriage and the fetus no longer had a heartbeat, he said that was "only the beginning." In this extended clip, Hamilton tells "CBS Mornings" about the confusion the couple had as they turned to doctors for help treating his wife amid the state's strict abortion laws.
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[@jpousson]

This is brutality. It's happening to thousands of women and girls in 21 states. Thank you CBS for airing this. My heart is with the Hamiltons.

[@sandrahossman2089]

This is why we must get out and vote Blue. This isn't about abortion but healthcare.

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

💙🌊💙🌊 Up and down the ballot, to re balance the state legislatures, for appointments of judges, for sending a message to the GOP that they must return to Lincoln, McCain, Theodore Roosevelt the trust buster, Fiorello LaGuardia, etc.

[@user-fj4zc2sr5z]

I don’t even want Biden as our president. I don’t like any politicians, really. I’m an independent but I will always vote blue if that’s my only real option because of issues like this.

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Biden has proven that he knows how to get legislation across the finish line and get it signed. Infrastructure, veterans healthcare, pharmacy price control, chips manufacturing, etc. Reproductive healthcare needs to be protected by federal legislation so that it is not vulnerable to extreme state legislators or the slanted SCOTUS that destroyed Roe. I find myself wishing that ERA had worked, because getting an amendment into the Constitution seems like another important way to avoid an overreaching SCOTUS.

[@tigerlilly9038]

*EXACTLY BRUTAL*

[@rachelcarter2443]

I'm so happy that a man is telling this story.

[@AlbuquerqueKim]

I'm especially grateful a white man, husband and father had the courage to tell their unimaginable story.

[@kimberlywrobel]

Finally. However, they will probably attack him.

[@Seahorse0418]

Nobody who matters is watching

[@johnviewpoint7813]

⁠

[@redheadredemption3]

He's a good man and a good husband. We need more men like him!

[@charlenemack7040]

I’m 72 years old. Thank you so much CBS for airing this very important story. This is absolutely criminal what Texas and other states are doing to women. Thank God I’m not at that age where I would get pregnant.

[@bflogal18]

Did you ever imagine that our granddaughters would have less rights than we had at their age?

[@bunnyslippers191]

@@bflogal18 I thought they would have the same rights until the Christian Taliban started taking over. Then I started to fear for our rights. Thanks to Mitch McConnell and his refusal to vote on a SCOTUS candidate we got the SCOTUS we now have and I knew they would overturn Roe. There was a tiny bit of hope, but not for long.

[@CKLee-rs4kl]

True, but we need to help women who can get pregnant have the right to privacy and the right of choice in all their medical issues.

[@StonehengeCows]

@@bunnyslippers191 Also, Ruth Bader Ginsberg should have retired. She had to have seen the writing on the wall. She tied President Obama's hands right along with Moscow Mitch. There's much to admire about her, but it's all quite marred by her refusal to retire.

[@lizregan1949]

​@StonehengeCows I have said this over and over again. She was a remarkable justice , she should have retired knowing this was a possibility.

[@kathy-t5q]

In the name of THEIR religion. This is not a theocracy nor a dictatorship. Give women their healthcare BACK

[@FloatingInTheCosmos]

Agree 100%!! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mic1240]

And the vast majority of Christians disagree with their extremist views.

[@lynneanderson4255]

I am so sick of religion.

[@EnduranceTrainer]

Religion is right...all religion is is law. As @mic1240 said, majority of Christians disagree with them. I will take it step further, these people are not Christians in any sense of the word. God has nothing to do with them. These are what the Bible calls Pharisees, the ones who set up hypocritical laws and who called for the death of Jesus because he fed the poor, healed the poor, protected the sinners, the immigrants, and all those turned away from the law makers. These people distort the truth. They are not Christians.

[@TdT2211]

​@@EnduranceTrainerthank you for sharing that information. I will use in it their rebukes. Peace.

[@easyenglishwithrachael1931]

And this is why I scream when people say both parties are the same. If you love a woman, vote blue.

[@VinciGlassArt]

That's basically what the Democratic slogan needs to be. Simple and true.

[@richardcogbill6791]

Oh wow, I get just as frustrated when I hear this. Last time I heard the same comment from a friend who said he was not going to vote for either party. I told him that was just damn stupid not to see the difference between parties, but since he voted for Trump twice, you can't fix stupid. That was the end of that conversation.

[@JD-xq1dc]

If you are physically able to get pregnant or love someone who is, it is in your best interest to flee the state of Texas. There are many other states in this nation that allow highly trained medical professionals to administer health care, not politicians.

[@Jilla0559]

Mississippi, Alabama, SC, Fl, Louisiana Where else ?

[@mightytaiger3000]

lol medical negligence (which is what this is) takes place everywhere. The USA has some of the highest rates of mortality when it comes to pregnancy out of the developed world. And that has been the case decades before Roe got overturned.

[@nathenalocke3075]

@@Jilla0559- those states all banned abortion. Also Kentucky, Tennessee, South Dakota, Missouri, Arkansas. I am sure I left some off

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

I will not set foot in any of these places until well after menopause. It's not safe.

[@frequentdiner4635]

@@Wednesdaywoe1975 fully agree, but I won't set foot in them period until they change their laws. They don't need my money for their coffers to continue passing laws like this. Thank you for the blunt reality - It's not safe!

[@rhondapennell9998]

We as a country need to put a stop to this abuse and cruelty!

[@808darwin]

Can you imagine going through this and then being criminally charged with abuse of a corpse like one young woman? Politicians need to leave our bodies alone!! You dont want your gun regulated that has the potential to harm others, yet you regulate our bodies and harm us??? 😡

[@susanbrennan5511]

This is a terrible commentary on how we treat women in this country.

[@Katsimagination21]

WE don’t treat women this way, Trump and EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN treat women this way ! Shame on all of them!

[@mightytaiger3000]

This country? You do realize in some they cannot even drive or own property?

[@nathenalocke3075]

@@mightytaiger3000- yes and in those countries you would probably be surprised to learn that abortion is legal for rape, incest and medical emergencies!! Even the Taliban allows abortions on these instances. How about that???

[@CoachAshley1983]

​@mightytaiger3000 that's not quite the argument you think it is. 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

[@boochi7087]

​@@mightytaiger3000I'm sorry your poor education failed you. It's never too late to fix whatever poor education you've received that caused you to state that equivalency.

[@SheplerStudios]

Religious Conservatives have made this country a living hell on so many levels, women suffering the worse of it. Vote Blue!

[@jackie9190]

And trumpand enablers.

[@Adogslife54]

Sounds like a terrorist organization.

[@Sonicman415]

True.

[@kimcoates7569]

I'm curious 🤔.... I wonder if this couple are Trump supporters?

[@mistercohaagen]

Is anyone ready to take this problem head on yet? Or are we still in the bargaining with schizophrenics phase?

[@bonnieoliver219]

This young man is so sincere and so well spoken describing how a political decision has upended what is essentially a medical healthcare issue for women.

[@hippodinoreserve6090]

She’s lucky to have him. I would have lost my mind.

[@lynneanderson4255]

The thought that there's a wall between the personal and the political is a is wrong. The politics is in the middle of your life whether people realize it or not.

[@lzrd8460]

More ppl need to share these horror stories of living in a red state. This is unconscionable. And politicians that passed these laws call themselves Christian. What a joke.

[@NadiaGirl1]

Thank you

[@emmathepaperquiller4263]

Your wife and family deserved so much better 😢

[@fremontpathfinder8463]

He needs to sue the hospitals. "Prayer" does not cut it. This is about women being put at risk for a bunch of religious zealot's beliefs.

[@gozorabat9720]

He needs to sue Gov. Abbott and the State of Texas for this. But Gov. Abbott and the rest of our Republican leadership only care about (A) winning more elections by any means necessary and (B) imposing their values on the rest of us. The Bible describes situations where abortions are required, so this is not about religion. It's about something worse: it's about efforts to make our democracy work for fewer and fewer Americans.

[@jpousson]

It's the politicians.

[@gozorabat9720]

@@jpousson This is a good point. It sure seems like Texas Republicans-under the firm leadership of Gov. Abbott and AG Ken Paxton-have it in, for Texas women. I'm glad my wife is well-beyond child-bearing age. I've gotten almost used to the idea that Republicans are taking us back to 1861. But I wish they wouldn't focus so much on the rights, health & welfare of our American women. Especially here in Texas.

[@sandrakicklighter2735]

It's not the hospital, it's the lawmakers. The lawmakers are threatening the doctors, the hospitals, with destruction if they intervene.

[@elsabean6791]

It’s not the hospital’s fault!!! They are being prohibited from caring for women and girls because of REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS! Placed the blame where it belongs.

[@jessicamcneil96]

I just went through the same exact nightmare. In north Texas. Was only given misoprostol. I finally had to have a D&C, and have just been informed by insurance company that they will not cover it because it wasn’t a life and death emergency according to their criteria. It’s been a complete nightmare.

[@LeoLady3966]

I’m so sorry you’re going through that. How septic does a woman need to be? It’s infuriating! Stay well💕

[@phillynurse9492]

I would file an appeal with the insurance company. Sometimes the claim is denied because the doctors office used the incorrect billing code for your procedure. A d&c is not just for emergencies it’s also therapeutic. I’m so sorry for your loss and good luck.

[@daneekaplan4284]

@@phillynurse9492 I fully agree. I find insurance companies love to deny just hoping you don't appeal and just pay it yourself. It's asinine to require it be an actual life and death situation rather than heading in that direction. If it is truly life and death, it will cost far more than the cost of a D&C as you have to add the cost of resuscitating the mother with meds, fluids, IV antibiotics, inpatient hospital care and possibly ICU care with a ventilator.

[@katherines144]

So sorry. That's just awful

[@priscillamoore5736]

@jessicamcneil96 - Other commenters are correct. Insurance companies have employees whose *ONLY* job is to find ways to deny claims. Keep all your documentation, *NEVER* give them an original document, only a copy. Keep the names of *ALL* people you've spoken with, including dates & times. You should also keep a chronology of everything you have done regarding your claim, stating particular details of conversations. Always keep a hard-copy of your documents, even if you are saving documents to the Cloud. You may also want to talk to an ombudsman in your state, and remember that you can also contact your state's Department of Banking and Insurance. Be aware that the insurance company may never stop fighting you; they will look for the tiniest reason to deny your claim. I know there are books written by folks who have successfully fought insurance companies teaching their strategies, but, unfortunately, I cannot remember the titles. (Sorry that I'm micro-managing, but, I found out some of these tactics after the fact.) Good Luck!

[@legalmemories]

I sure wish Texans got furious about this when they have a chance to vote out the people passing and enforcing these terrible laws. But for some reason they don’t. But I’m so sorry 😢

[@user-fj4zc2sr5z]

I really think people don’t understand the importance of voting in local elections. Everyone focuses on the presidency, which is important for sure but our state and local governments directly affect our lives so much more

[@rhondapennell9998]

Too much gerrymandering in Texas, and they make it extremely hard to vote for poor people. Texass is a non voting state, that's why the fascists have been in power for over 40 years. I left that hell hole a year ago in July and couldn't be happier.

[@paulalim1476]

The GOP claims that we are becoming a Banana Republic. They are right….and it’s because of them…….

[@TexasTrosper]

Trust me, we are not all red here. I love Texas. I’m a native-born Texan. I am considering leaving my beloved state.

[@Sticky-Situation]

​@@user-fj4zc2sr5z 100% Making people feel like their vote "doesn't count" is part of voter suppression tactics.

[@aniaandmarius]

I’m glad you aired those story CBS. It’s unimaginable to try to understand. What a brave man to share this tragic part of his life with such composure. My heart just brakes for his wife.❤

[@YY4Me133]

*breaks

[@user-fj4zc2sr5z]

@@YY4Me133feel better?

[@kathy-t5q]

@@YY4Me133 auto correct constantly changes my words. It’s the point that matters JA

[@kmaddox6857]

@@YY4Me133 just had to, didn't ya?

[@Humama23Boyz]

My heart breaks for both this man and his wife. There’s just no damn excuse for this! Christians are called to live by Jesus’s example, not to force their beliefs on others. Those who pass this draconian laws under the guise of their faith are hypocrites of the highest order.

[@dogscratchedoor]

Not only is this family grief stricken from losing the baby but also going through a nightmare of possibly losing the mother's life. Terrifying and unnecessary since they could have been given proper care from the beginning.

[@lf3218]

My god, such monsters to this beautiful family. What an excellent spokesperson this man is for his wife and family. I am so very moved, and pray for all to vote Blue and end this horror of a monstrosity.

[@merrim7765]

The medical communities around the country need to be loudly and clearly protesting and insisting on being heard! Why are they acting helpless? They are healthcare providers and not auto mechanics. We need their knowledge and skills. Lawmakers have no right to tell them what to do.

[@Adogslife54]

It’s not the healthcare providers job to fix what the people of the state have voted in. I keep telling y’all. There is only one way to fix this. Vote Blue up and down the ballot. Give Biden the trifecta so that he can fix this through legislation.

[@merrim7765]

@@Adogslife54 Technically, it wasn't "the people of the state" who voted for the law. It was members of the TX legislature, right? That's a huge difference. Measures like that should be taken to the people for a vote!

[@joancramer7484]

@@merrim7765 Exactly. HUGE difference. The problem is that so many of these legislatures are filled with the worst possible people in the community because that's who's fanatic enough (and money-hungry enough) to run for office these days.

[@KristenK78]

The providers don’t want to risk one of their own colleagues reporting them for anything that might be questionable under the new laws. The result of that could be suspension, with or without pay, all the way up to losing their license to practice medicine in that state. Not only would that mean they lose their job and income, but they are also unable to provide medical care to anyone else in a professional capacity. It’s protecting themselves, and their other patients. It SUCKS that they are being put in that position. They hate it. But the fear of someone narcing on them is real.

[@cab5917]

When personal health issues, of any kind, become a political issue, the consequences are devastating! Political decisions on health care are impacting people who have no idea what has happened to our privacy and decisions. What a tragedy for all involved, but there are no consequences for those who denied our reproductive rights. Vote to protect our rights and lives! Personal and medical issues are not for politicians to decide!

[@maargenbx1454]

And what’s worse is that the politicians don’t really care about this issue, they just want votes.

[@andreasdesigns]

If I were a woman who went through anything like that, I would be packing up the house as soon as I could and move to a state that respects women and their choices. How many stories like this do we have to hear before this is changed and women and their doctors can make the choices needed for the health of the woman? How long before a woman doesn't make a return trip to the hospital in time and dies?

[@jlynn3074]

Having access to reproductive care will always be a top priority, so my support will always be to those who protect women's health. I applaud this man for speaking out and hope others follow his lead. This backwardness has got to stop.

[@charlenemack7040]

Please everyone vote Democrat I am begging you from the bottom of my heart. I’m begging you from the bottom of every woman’s heart please vote Democrat. 🇺🇸💙💙💙🇺🇸

[@kimi6767]

TRUMP 2024❤️

[@beccimathews2677]

I agree 💯%. 🗳️💯💙🇺🇸💙💙💙💙

[@chel5105]

​@@kimi6767seek help!

[@noelle1225]

TRUMP 2024 FOR PRISON 💙

[@kittywalker2944]

Don’t expect to impress the Texas governor or legislature, with this. Despicable. I’m very sorry for this family’s loss. 🇺🇸💙

[@NadiaGirl1]

I agree look what he’s doing to migrants sending them to blue places to get people to vote red. Oh and not to mention that they put pregnant women in buses and hold labor until they get to the place.

[@guenethcorrigan4096]

If the baby is dead, how would any health professional be held accountable for anything? She is not aborting a living baby. She is seeking to end the terrible tragedy in the safest manner.who in their right mind considers this to be an abortion?

[@ufgatorbearify]

It's Texas and Republicans. Not a surprise at all really.

[@guenethcorrigan4096]

@@ufgatorbearify not a surprise in any of the states that ban this. The level of ignorance is astounding. Last time I checked, no heart beat meant death.

[@ufgatorbearify]

@@guenethcorrigan4096 I know. I live in DeSantistan

[@craftyladies7777]

Because it's no abortion for any reason! Inhumane!!

[@nancyeaton731]

They don’t believe the woman. They think she’s intentionally killed the baby. If you vote republican they will end up putting women in prison because they don’t believe them. Please everyone vote blue. Read that horrible project 2025 plan they want to implement. We are at a horrendous crossroads and we can’t let them do this.

[@cnj1000]

This is truly terrifying. His poor wife and him are living a nightmare and it will only get worse.

[@debbiecooper1677]

OMG I feel so bad for her and every other person going though the same.

[@tjmichael8773]

saying the word abortion in a Texas hospital is like saying bomb on a airplane

[@jessicamcneil96]

Exactly!

[@jasonweinstock1282]

It's starting to seem that way nowadays

[@mightytaiger3000]

Neither the interviewer nor the interviewed were in a Texas hospital and they couldn’t say the word either. Ryan calls it “the process that had already started”. Perhaps because Abortionwould be the termination of a pregnancy. And this is case what was happening called for expelling of the unviable fetus. Not terminating the life of thefetus.

[@mightytaiger3000]

@@jasonweinstock1282men worried about abortion no longer being an option are just worried that they might have to think twice before using women forSex without any consequences.

[@jasonweinstock1282]

@@mightytaiger3000 nothing wrong with men supporting abortion rights.

[@CKLee-rs4kl]

This is why women need to stand up and push back on these nasty politicians and judges who think they have the right to control women's health.

[@EllEss331]

This is unconscionable & horrific cruelty; not only to the pregnant woman, but her partner, their families, friends, and medical staff...anyone who is even remotely involved emotionally with this brutality.

[@JudithHaworth-yu6oz]

Unbelievably cruel on multiple levels. May they both heal physically and emotionally.

[@marthavillegas6250]

Heartbreaking! Let's not forget Alito, Thomas and the rest of SCOTUS who are behind all the suffering. This couple are so lucky to have each other. Stay strong and thank you for sharing. ❤

[@marylynnacee4062]

Thank you Ryan Hamilton for speaking up & out about this sad & unfortunate loss for you, your wife & family. I've been there but the law was on my side, not the lawmakers side. This country has gone crazy! I'm so glad she is ok but these idiots have blood on their hands!! Blessings to you all.💜🙏

[@geralyncaplan7780]

I am sorry that you and your wife experienced this. There is no excuse. I wish you both peace in the future.

[@viviennea.293]

Than you Ryan Hamilton for speaking out and telling us this devastatingly heartbreaking story. And thank you CBS for broadcasting it. It needs to be heard far and wide throughout the country.

[@333deda]

💔💔💔 I lost my baby to miscarriage in 1992 in the fourth month. I was treated horribly by the doctor. Put on an IV of Valium because I was heartbroken and worried. And I was never ever offered my child to bury. If all these folks believe that eggs are babies and life begins at fertilization and all the other life beginning ideas not based in science just to pass laws to control women then where are our burials and cremation rights to our babies? They think flushing the baby away makes everything better. I heavily mourned my child for 18 years and 30+ years later I still mourn my child. And nobody else cared. No one. When will this society begin treating women with the respect and kindness they deserve? When will this nation, as a complete whole, start treating EVERY BEING with the respect and kindness they deserve? I did not catch the names of the family involved here. However, if you read this you can know that I send all of my blessings, respect, understanding, peace and healing wishes. Thank you for sharing. Your baby is now mourned by far far more people than those who have shared hateful cruel words with you. Take the kindness and love those you share with and wash that other, that negativity, away. You deserve to heal peacefully. Blessings to you.

[@JGLy22086]

VOTE BLUE if you love our country.

[@kathleenstoin671]

I'm so sorry you had to go through this! People don't realize that people mourn their lost unborn children forever.

[@Nikki61219]

​@@JGLy22086voting blue is destroying this country.

[@allisoncompeaux3981]

Sadly, it feels like this country is going to a place of no return. I know it feels like that in the state I live in. I feel like I have no voice because I am unbelievably outnumbered. And if I would voice out loud, I would then fear for my family's safety.

[@lucillekenney8311]

I'm so sorry for the loss of your child and the hopes and dreams that were lost as well.

[@maargenbx1454]

It must be so excruciating recounting these events. Thank you. Now it’s up to the rest of us to make sure you’re not going through this in vain.

[@HalloweenPrincess13]

How is this ok?! Im crying for this person woman and countless others like her. I pray for my daughters that this world is different when they're older.

[@sheelfjohnson]

Please don't just pray - vote blue.

[@HalloweenPrincess13]

@@sheelfjohnson who's saying I'm not??

[@leahartlee29]

Praying is NOT enough!! VOTE BLUE!!

[@HalloweenPrincess13]

@leahartlee29 WHO IS SAYING, I'M NOT, LEAH!?

[@dorothyAW]

I was on the thread and Twitter with you talking about this and it was just appalling the amount of people or trolls, that were calling you a liar and denying the hospital would do that or the state would do that. It’s disgusting. I’m so sorry. 💜

[@muse-n-mystic1754]

I am so very sorry they had to go through this! How cruel and despicable this is.

[@tashajeffers613]

Sending prayers to him and his wife. I literally cried through his telling just how it all happened. I cannot understand how any person with a heart can think it is right to deny a Mother the desperately needed healthcare when she is already suffering in the middle of a miscarriage. If you have never experienced the absolute trauma of what it feels like when you are in the middle of miscarrying a baby that you are already in love with from the moment that you learn you are pregnant and the desperation of trying to will that babies heart to keep beating you have no idea how hurt and terrified the Mother is and therefore you should have compassion, empathy and most of all, NO RIGHTS to deny her the tiniest sliver of dignity and peace of mind. Unfortunately, I know exactly how his wife feels. God bless and keep her and husband! God bless this husband for doing everything in his power to care for and comfort her during this horrific situation. My heart literally hurts for Ryan's wife and for Ryan. I am praying for this couple.

[@nancyeaton731]

The men in the state legislature don’t believe the baby died without “help.” They will suspect all women of inducing abortions. Guilty until proven innocent and in the meantime the woman is suffering, along with her family. We have to stop these legislators from ripping away womens’ rights to plan their families and get responsible medical care without questioning their private decisions. What this family went through is horrific.

[@virginia6793]

This happens every day in Texas, and the GOP is still in control of this state. You get what you settle for.

[@phillynurse9492]

This is such a tragedy, and there’s a possibility that his wife has retained parts of the fetus in her uterus. That’s why they have to keep doing the pregnancy test to make sure her hormone levels are dropping which tells her that all of the fetus has been expelled. If not, she’ll need the D& C that they denied her in the first place, to remove the remaining fetal tissue. The most effective medication for miscarriage management (induced abortion) is usually a two drug combination and approved for up to 10 weeks in pregnancy. She was past 10 weeks. Texas has challenged the second FDA approved drug, Mifepristone, in the Supreme Court. They are expected to rule on it this summer.

[@nancyeaton731]

Another person here said that their insurance denied them the D&C needed to remove the remaining tissue. This is war against women.

[@mitzilahogans9549]

So sorry Mr Hamilton for your pain and struggle. May God restore your peace

[@ufgatorbearify]

God is the reason this story exists

[@teescoffee5689]

This is in the United States of America! It’s horrifying that many can’t get proper medical care! We’re turning into a third world country.

[@leahartlee29]

As the GOP intended! First World for THEM, Third World for US! VOTE BLUE!!

[@Sarahthompson2237]

Yes!😢

[@KristenK78]

We have been for some time, when it comes to healthcare. The ability to access healthcare should not be tied to employment status or a lack of “preexisting conditions.” Universal healthcare now!

[@NadiaGirl1]

I agree look at Mexico abortion is legal and they have a female president while the U.S. is still trying to get back to the ages where we women are property.

[@RestingBeachFace]

We are sliding backwards every day.

[@emmaponymous]

The moment she's not pregnant her life suddenly mattered in Texas. 🤬 I'm so sorry that this happened to this family.

[@mamia9659]

Come on America…..this is insane

[@rn2787]

I remember taking the meds during my miscarriage. Bleeding that seemed to be never-ending. I hope that the voters of Texas see the truth.

[@suemp1114]

This is a message for Ryan Hamilton. First, I'm so sorry for your loss and what you're going through. 40 years ago I had a 6-month pregnancy where the baby's heartbeat stopped. I had a 2-year-old son and fortunately in another year I had my daughter. Fortunately too. I had a doctor who responded quickly and I went to the hospital and delivered that stillborn baby with the help of a medication that brought on labor. When I've told people about that their answer is oh that doesn't happen very often. But It happened to me and as things go now, maybe I wouldn't be around to write about this if it was in this day and age. Women have come so far to have the rights that they have and the right to their own body and now it's being taken away. Shame on those people that made this happen. Again, so sorry for your loss.

[@pattifraas5375]

This shows that women are not the only ones suffering from this insane law.

[@joy33313]

This should not be happening in America!!

[@desireeperham7093]

Unfortunately, America is known to have one of the worst healthcare systems in the developed world. I wouldn't live there for all the money in the world,

[@user-zn8yz6yh2w]

I am so very sorry for all the suffering you and your wife have been forced to endure.

[@Babs-wh9jw]

So sending someone home to miscarry a dead fetus is legal and putting the women at risk of something going horribly wrong which it did in this poor couples case is considered lawful medical treatment of a human being. Wow, dogs have have more rights than women in Texas. I am so sorry for your loss, and the absolute torture this lack of medical care has caused this poor young family.

[@sharonolson5782]

All of us doctors should be suing the United States Congress for practicing medicine without a license! I became licensed in Texas in 1983 but I was an RN in 1970 and worked labor and delivery. I saw way too many women die before abortion was made legal in 1974. I left Texas because of their treatment of women. I found the best care was to keep women completely away from hospitals 96% of the time I had a perfect track record for delivering babies. The United States is now the worst place in the world for a woman to have a baby! I guess they don't realize that's not a trophy you want!

[@ExtremelyRadiant]

Breaks my heart! 😢

[@natellecheung8789]

So sorry. What a tough experience your family had gone through. 😢❤

[@lg4377]

i'm not a medical professional, but i thought the pregnancy hormone can be detected for up to 6 weeks after the end of a pregnancy. is she supposed to wait for 6 weeks with a dead fetus decomposing inside her before she can get a D&C? omg.

[@marlabrown8022]

Yes. That’s exactly correct.

[@nancyeaton731]

A D&C her insurance will likely deny, too.

[@RLS-bu4bj]

I will carry this story into the voting booth

[@annwilliams4638]

What are we doing!?

[@charlenemack7040]

I know what you can do to help… Vote blue, vote straight Democrat.

[@mightytaiger3000]

Pretending that this isn’t about medical negligence and instead a case for making abortions.a free for all legally?? Next question.

[@mightytaiger3000]

@@charlenemack7040lmao never

[@yolandaneely6431]

My God! This poor woman suffering physically and emotionally! Snd receiving no medical attention! This country has taken a wrong turn!

[@cherylself4629]

Prayers for your family. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💔

[@WinifredSmith-ew6lt]

Thank you for sharing this tragedy. Prayers to you and your family

[@JodiBrownCEO]

The patriarchy is alive and well . Texas lawmaker do NOT care about women and their health. If they did, this wouldn’t be happening. I so happy I’m no longer in my child bearing years. This is BS. I’m so sorry for your loss and horrible experience.

[@TheOtherSideoftheHill]

This rips me apart inside for this family. As a mother of two I cannot imagine her mental and physical agony! Shame on you Texas shame this is inexcusable! What are we turning into? Please dear Lord wrap this family in your loving arms and heal them. Sir you are an amazing husband and father. If I was near you would be TAKEN CARE OF.

[@janices6140]

This was hard to listen to. I can't imagine how hard it was for him to tell their story. Thank you, sir.

[@lamarcurrey3920]

Only a republican would say that man is thinking about politics

[@roadkillavenger1325]

Libs only have their agenda. This story is propaganda

[@kimberlywrobel]

WEVE BEEN SCREAMING FROM THE TOP OF OUR LUNGS . This is the beginning of the nightmare they have in store. We've lived this before. Keep screaming this isn't right!!! This is totally wrong on every level. ❤

[@utubefreshie]

Gawd. I feel his pain and I feel so angry for him and his wife! He could barely talk because he's trying so hard not to break down. Texas nearly killed his wife after she had already lost their baby! That is equivalent to an aggravated assault that could've turned into manslaughter or negligent homicide had she died. This couple should sue the state of Texas and every single politician that did this to them through their ignorant and inhumane policies!!

[@jamieandthemore]

Mrs and Mr Hamilton, I am so very sorry that you are enduring this tragedy. You seem like good people. There are people who are absolutely supportive of you. I also experienced a close community coming together to care for their own.

[@Abby-yc7tt]

Get out of Texas!!!! Now!!!

[@old_ladyhustler727]

He’s not going to leave Texas because he believes in Texas stance. He’s just one of those that think those laws will never affect them.

[@Coffeecup.0110]

Thank you for telling this story. ❤❤❤☮️

[@lzrd8460]

Thank you for sharing this personal story that your family is going through. How can you continue to live in such a state? Good bless you. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@prubroughton1864]

This happened to me a long time ago in New Zealand. Had miscarriage week later started to bleed my husband took me back to hospital and thank goodness I was in a ward with a lady patient who noticed I was becoming unconscious I came to having blood pumped into me. I was a finger snap from death and this was 49 years ago you never forget. A dr had dismissed my bleeding as nothing to worry about !!!

[@V.E.R.O.]

You would think hospitals would have attorneys on call for consultation in cases like this. Or that they would have established what the correct action is (according to the law) before a woman whose life is in danger shows up in need of an abortion.

[@Ninnybroth]

Now imagine if this had been a woman without a partner to help: the driving, the childcare, the physical care of her bloody unconscious body, the grieving, the advocacy on her behalf, the fallout of everything. I'm thinking of that poor woman in Ohio who was criminally charged after her miscarriage, and all the woman everywhere every day who have experienced this lack of compassion and proper care, medical and otherwise, from their community.

[@daphnedauzat2417]

Sickening. How dare anyone think they have any right to legislate our bodies.

[@amydavis4945]

First of all, to Ryan and his wife... my sincerest condolences for your loss. A few decades back, I had a baby that was stillborn at 34 weeks, so I understand your pain. I can't imagine having to go through what you and your wife did, all alone with no medical help... in a bathroom. There is no excuse for that kind of mistreatment. The fact that there are now people showing you such hate... it's just unfathomable. You should be treated with the same compassion as any other family that has lost a child. 😢

[@TheAccidentalViking]

I thought 13 weeks is too far along for the pills. It doesn't sound like they were prescribed or explained properly, either. The farther along you are the more bleeding there will be. It's not blood from an artery. It's the lining of the uterus that is being expelled. This happens when you give birth, too. There is lots of blood for days afterwards and the area where the placenta attached is basically a large open wound on the uterine wall that has to heal. The reason they don't usually give the hormone pills for miscarriage after 11 weeks is because the placenta is more formed and its own organ by week 12. Ryan's wife was treated horrifically for no reason. To help understand more about what happens, please listen to a podcast called Science VS, May 23rd episode about the abortion pills. We need better understanding of pregnancy, miscarriage, and reproductive health in general.

[@lenamartinez1076]

People need to speak up. Be loud and stop this cruelty

[@codyor4483]

Where the Hell is the outcry from the AMA? Healthcare providers have a place at the table, why are they Silent?

[@tigerlilly9038]

Respectfully and compassionately as I can muster in my rage, may I ask in the comments section, to husbands (Pro-life Ones) may I, sincerely ask a question: what did you think this legislation was going to do to your wives in these circumstances? Without snark or guile, please I beg tell me what did you actually BELIEVE? I will respect all responses, I am just so curious.

[@pktdbgnzwl]

Yes. Because of the Law. The Texas Law.

[@thatslife208]

Thank you for sharing your story and I am so sorry your family has to go through this. Cruel.

[@JonPenn101]

I new very little about this but as a long distance friend of Ryan I have to say i'm appalled! I cried so heavily!

[@mariannalban4819]

I'm so sorry for what you and your wife have gone through.

[@marshahall3059]

So sorry you both had to go through this and thank you for coming forward. Thinking of you both...

[@ssa6655]

I pray for the entire family. Such a sad situation this has created for so many families.

[@jmbrissett5545]

Oh, man, this was brutal to listen to. I can't imagine how it felt to go through. I'm wishing for peace to this guy his wife and their family. God damn, what is this country doing to people? ...

[@littlegeo1]

As a healthcare provider, this situation is extremely sad and confusing. There's so many technical aspects to the story that I don't know if they're either not understood by the patient in her family themselves or were deliberately left out of this news story for the sake of brevity and clarity to the general public. I hate that this has become a reality for so many people, especially those in rural America where the laws are so confusing to clinicians that care is delayed to the point at this family experienced.

[@helenschneider9926]

I will pray for your family, and this country, that they live in love, this hate & fear needs to end.

[@jenmaychen1120]

I'm so sorry that this has happened to your family. I'm so sorry that so many other families have this same experience. Thank you for sharing. Showering your family with healing prayers and blessings.

[@jennifernebraska9728]

Our family is currently in a bad situation as a religious casualty. At 20 weeks pregnant, discovered baby isn’t viable due to missing part brain and most internal organs but has a weak heartbeat. It is now a watch for the heartbeat to stop or life threatening sepsis to occur from the rotting within. We have her on suicide watch due to this tortuous situation. Stop the terror and save your daughters. Get the crazies out of office. Vote blue at every level.

[@livkinry]

💔😢🙏 Godspeed to his wife and he and their daughter!

[@Lovelylizzette]

Thank you sir for speaking out on this atrocity. I’m surprised there are any practicing OBs left in this hellscape of a state.

[@humanbeing3337]

Thank you sir for sharing this heart wrenching experience. You are the very definition of a man. May blessings surround you, your wife and your daughter. ❤

[@bradleycottoncpamba344]

So sorry Ryan 😢. This should not have happened to you and your wife. What did the Dr. say when you asked for the help her with a D&C? Was the Dr just afraid? Something seems amiss with this Dr and or this hospital.

[@bradleycottoncpamba344]

HMMM…. I thought this was outrageous.., so I called SurePoint Emergency Center… I asked to speak with a nurse or doctor on duty… I spoke with one of their health professionals… I explained a situation similar to Ryan’s … the response was “ We do not perform any surgery since we are an Emergency Service only. We do help patients find the closest hospital that does surgery like a D&C ”. CBS News: Why did you not report that SurePoint does not do surgery? I looked at the SurePoint Emergency Centers website under “Services” … surgery is not listed. Any comment?

[@sunflower9611]

My heart goes out to you and your family in this time of struggle. I’ve prayed for you. I am so sorry this was made unnecessarily more difficult and dangerous than it ever had to be. I wish your family healing and hope you find the support you are hoping for. You have it from me.

[@TraceyB-yl7cl]

NO WOMAN, NO COUPLE should have to go through this hell...My heart goes out to this man for advocating for his wife and for her for the nightmare she has gone through... SHAME ON GOVERNMENT for thinking that they have the right to choose what is right for women... Who the hell are these MEN??? They are lacking common sense and compassion...Karma will come for them all...

[@moggieo7313]

Thank you for sharing your story... My heart goes out to you and your family ❤