Kat Cammack by Gage Skidmore / Flickr
Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Fla., says she and her family received death threats following a June 22 Wall Street Journal profile detailing her ectopic pregnancy — prompting Republican lawmakers and pro-life groups to condemn the attacks and defend her decision to speak out.
In a July 24 X post, Cammack said her offices were evacuated after she received “imminent death threats” targeting her, her family, her unborn child, and her staff.
Cammack attributed the threats to backlash over the Journal article. The article recounted how doctors hesitated to treat her ectopic pregnancy in May 2024, fearing they might violate Florida’s six-week abortion ban.
While Florida law explicitly allows doctors to treat ectopic pregnancies, Cammack said pro-abortion activists spread misinformation about the law, leading some physicians to wrongly believe they could face legal consequences for providing care.
“It was absolute fearmongering at its worst,” she told the Journal, and she stressed that her treatment did not involve an abortion.
“Since then, we’ve [received] thousands of hate-filled messages and dozens of credible threats from pro-abortion activists,” Cammack wrote on X, “which law enforcement is actively investigating.”
On July 25, Cammack and the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus — Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., Andy Harris, R-Md., Bob Onder, R-Mo., and Chris Smith, R-N.J. — issued a joint statement condemning the threats.
“It is intentionally deceptive to refuse to distinguish between elective procedures that terminate an unborn life and lifesaving care,” the caucus said. “Miscarriage is not elective. Treating a rupturing ectopic pregnancy is not a choice — it is a medical necessity.”
The caucus said no woman should be denied essential medical care because a physician or hospital is afraid of legal or political repercussions.
Leading pro-life organizations echoed those concerns.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said her group stands with Cammack “against anyone who intentionally confuses doctors about whether treatment for ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage is allowed under pro-life laws.”
Penny Nance, president and CEO of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, called the threats “a direct result of a culture that has forgotten the value of human life.”
She added, “CWALAC applauds Congresswoman Cammack for speaking truth about the pro-abortion narrative.”
