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When the law is a witch hunt not based on science, doctors cannot operate based on their best judgement based on science. Real issues of "unlikely" and "increased her chances" aren't the same things as immediate medical emergency: they prevent an immediate medical emergency. Any law restricting abortions to when they are "medically necessary" will always lead to cases where its denied until its immediately medically necessary, at which point it may be too late. This is a clear-cut example of what such laws will always do and doctors being forced to tiptoe around the feelings of fanatics instead of being able to practice medicine.
In this case, the legal issue is a felony and potentially life in prison.