amidst all of that, avery davis bell was caught in the middle. she joins us now. nt time. i know this just happened to you last month. i am so sorry. i am wondering if you could explain why you are speaking out about your harrowing reproductive emergency, and what was it that you went to the emergency room for help for? >> yes. so, two weeks ago, i was 18 weeks pregnant with my very wanted second baby. and i had a complication and had been in and out of the hospital. that night, i started bleeding incredibly heavy, again, which i knew was a return to the hospital. i went back. at that time, we found, not only was i bleeding heavily, but my water had prematurely broken much too early. the doctors were very clear that my fetus could not survive this, and that i was in potential danger of losing a lot of blood. at this point, this was a miscarriage. my doctors were fantastic. they assured me they were going to save my life. they also made it clear that they have to make sure to operate within the law, within georgia's abortion ban, though there might be a waiting peri

avery davis bell is my guest next on "morning joe." ." >>> welcome back, 34-year-old mother, avery davisonth. bell was losing massive amounts of blood, and her baby was not going to survive. but she says doctors were nervous about beginning the procedures to abort and it could have cost her life. bell shared her story with "usa today" which reported, quote, bell said doctors grappled with when they could start the process of the procedure. it would take time for her cervix to dilate, but it was unclear if beginning the dilation would be considered advancing the abortion before the necessary time was up. in a statement to "usa today," listen carefully, emory health care said emory uses consensus from clinical experts, medical literature, and legal guidance to support our providers as they make individualized treatment recommendations in compliance with georgia's abortion laws. well, the state of georgia is one of the strictest, has the strictest bans, of course, due to donald trump. after six weeks there are exceptions to save the life of the mother in cases of rape and incest, and for me