‘I feel desperate’: Minnesota woman suffering medical emergency stuck in Texas detention

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 2,129

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Andrea Pedro-Francisco was supposed to have surgery more than a month ago.

A cyst on her ovary has swelled to nearly the size of a tennis ball and is now at risk of rupturing or cutting off blood supply. The pain is so severe that her doctor prescribed her an opioid.

She’s only received Tylenol or ibuprofen for the pain since she was arrested on her way to work on Feb. 5 in Minnesota and …

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