A religious hospital denied her a life-saving drug during an ectopic pregnancy. She lost her fertility
Summary
Harmonie Perrone, a woman in Illinois, was denied a medication called methotrexate to treat her ectopic pregnancy at a religious hospital, despite the state’s laws protecting reproductive rights. Because of the delay in care, she lost her remaining fallopian tube and her ability to have children.Key Facts
- Harmonie Perrone suspected an ectopic pregnancy and sought urgent medical help.
- She visited Advocate Good Shepherd hospital but was not given methotrexate or proper treatment.
- Perrone was referred to another doctor who also refused to give the medication, citing moral reasons.
- Illinois laws require medical providers to offer emergency care regardless of religious beliefs.
- After going to a second hospital and waiting over 24 hours, she finally received methotrexate.
- Six days later, Perrone needed surgery after her fallopian tube ruptured, resulting in loss of fertility.
- The Illinois Hospital Emergency Service Act lists ectopic pregnancy as a condition needing immediate care.
- Perrone and her husband had been trying to have a baby for years before this incident.
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