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From CBS New: Rep. Kat Cammack said late Wednesday her offices were evacuated due to “imminent death threats” against her and her family.
The Florida Republican said on X the threats began after a recent Wall Street Journal story about her experience with an ectopic pregnancy last year. She told the paper that emergency room doctors were hesitant to treat the life-threatening complication because they were worried about running afoul of Florida’s strict six-week abortion ban — an incident she blamed on “fearmongering” by opponents of the state law.
Concerns about medical treatment for pregnancy complications — including ectopic pregnancies — have spiked since 2022, when the reversal of Roe v. Wade led dozens of states to ban or heavily restrict abortion.
“Since then, we’ve [received] thousands of hate-filled messages and dozens of credible threats from pro-abortion activists, which law enforcement is actively investigating,” Cammack shared.
“To those spreading misinformation: I did not vote for Florida’s heartbeat law; I serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, not the Florida Legislature.”
Today, we had to evacuate our offices due to imminent death threats against me, my unborn child, my family, and my staff. These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat.
Since then,… pic.twitter.com/gsaBO70s9P
— Rep. Cammack Press Office (@RepKatCammack) June 26, 2025
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