Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) evacuated her congressional offices Wednesday after she received a wave of death threats following a report on her ectopic pregnancy.
Cammack went to the emergency room last year seeking to end her ectopic pregnancy. She told the Wall Street Journal that medical providers were worried that doing so would violate a Florida law that bans most abortions after six weeks. Cammack blamed Democrats spreading misinformation about the law for doctors’ hesitation to treat her.
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“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,” Cammack said Wednesday on X. “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. In light of recent violence against elected officials, these threats are taken very seriously.”
Cammack shared screenshots of some of the comments online, including the names and profiles of the users behind the posts. Some threatened her, saying “count your days” or “too bad this one wasn’t ectopic as well” in reference to her baby girl due in August.
The aforementioned Florida law was passed in the state legislature, which Cammack clarified she did not vote for as a member of the House. Florida regulators have since issued guidance clarifying that terminations of certain types of pregnancies, including ectopic pregnancies, would not be classified as abortions under the 2023 law.
“Let me be clear: I will not be intimidated. I won’t back down in the fight for women and families,”
Cammack said on X. “Ensuring women have the resources and care they deserve is critical. We need real conversations about maternal healthcare in America—conversations based on truth, not fear.”
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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a notice to healthcare providers last year to remind them that the law does not apply to abortions that save the life and health of the mother, and that a miscarriage is not considered an abortion.
Cammack will be the 15th woman to give birth while serving as a member of Congress. The two other most recent members are Reps. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), who frequently bring their children to the House floor for votes. They have both advocated proxy voting for new parent members.