Josseli Barnica, a pregnant woman in Texas, died after doctors delayed emergency care during her miscarriage, waiting 40 hours for the fetal heartbeat to stop.

Barnica's death was deemed 'preventable' by more than a dozen medical experts who reviewed her case, citing that earlier intervention could have saved her life.

Texas has strict abortion laws that create a gray area for treating miscarriages, leading to hesitancy among doctors to provide care due to fear of legal repercussions.

ProPublica found that Barnica is one of at least two Texas women who died after delayed miscarriage treatment, highlighting the impact of abortion bans on medical care.

Barnica's cause of death was listed as sepsis with 'retained products of conception,' indicating tissue from the pregnancy remained after the miscarriage.