amanda zurawski, a texan woman, she became pregnant, and then she was told that she needed an abortionay that the foetus was going to be viable and she needed to have that baby medically induced, even though it was clear it was going to be dead. but because the doctors were operating under texas's new restrictive rules, and because they could still detect a foetal heartbeat, they were not able, at that point, to offer her the medical care she needed. so as a result, she went into septic shock, she nearly died. she ultimately delivered, of course, the dead baby, but because of the extra trauma that she'd experienced, herfallopian tubes have been irreparably damaged. now, she says that the treatment she received — as a result of texas's new restrictive laws — was an outrage, completely unacceptable, and many americans will empathise. clearly, you do not. you misunderstand, and you're misreporting that case, stephen. what happened in that case is that in the state of texas, if there is a medical emergency, then early delivery may be permitted, and that's what the state law says. and the r

amanda zurawski, a texan woman, she became pregnant, and then she was told that she needed an abortionay that the foetus was going to be viable and she needed to have that baby medically induced, even though it was clear it was going to be dead. but because the doctors were operating under texas's new restrictive rules, and because they could still detect a foetal heartbeat, they were not able, at that point, to offer her the medical care she needed. so as a result, she went into septic shock, she nearly died. she ultimately delivered, of course, the dead baby, but because of the extra trauma that she'd experienced, herfallopian tubes have been irreparably damaged. now, she says that the treatment she received — as a result of texas's new restrictive laws — was an outrage, completely unacceptable, and many americans will empathise. clearly, you do not. you misunderstand, and you're misreporting that case, stephen. what happened in that case is that in the state of texas, if there is a medical emergency, then early delivery may be permitted, and that's what the state law says. and the r

. >> well, amanda zurawski, thank you for sharing your story and bravely speaking out about your painful experience. i appreciate your time. we wish you and your family the very best. >> thank you. thank you so much for having me. >> back with us now, donna edwards and matthew dowd. your reaction to what we heard from amanda? >> first of all, i thank amanda. i think it is one of most powerful and impactful political ads i've ever seen. and for sharing her story, and the reality is that donald trump, in fact i think he's been all over the map on abortion rights, and he will seek and his allies will seek to end abortion rights across the country. and without sharing this story, then the american people won't know and the reality is the american people overwhelmingly support abortion rights in this country. donald trump should not be able to skirt around this issue and win. and amanda has done a great service to the public in telling her story. >> public polling shows the majority of americans support roe protections. matthew, how effective do you think stories like amanda's will be when it