Abortion, Georgia
Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion ban.
After Georgia Deaths Tied to Abortion Ban, Experts Maintain Safety of Abortion Pills
The FDA approved mifepristone in 2000 as a safe and effective way to end early pregnancies. The drug, which blocks the hormone progesterone, also primes the uterus to respond to the contraction-causing effect of another drug typically used along with it, misoprostol. The pills are used in more than six in 10 abortions nationally.
Opinion
Georgia’s ‘pro-life’ abortion ban literally killed a woman — and she won’t be the last
Instead, the 28-year-old died a completely avoidable death in a Georgia hospital because the doctors treating her were terrified of committing a felony under the state’s abortion ban. The true crime is that Thurman’s life was cut short because of ideologues who for 50 years trumpeted “biblical” values as they sought to make women pay for unwanted pregnancies,
Abortion is quietly driving the voting conversation in Georgia — even if it isn’t on the ballot
Beale Harper — who describes herself as a “lover of Jesus” and “great mom” — lives in Georgia, where such a procedure is illegal under the state’s six-week abortion ban. And she knows there are others in the state like her — people who,
First Reported Deaths Caused by Abortion Bans Coming Out of Georgia
An investigation by ProPublica details the first (known) deaths of women who needed abortions to save their lives but couldn't get them in Georgia, a state with a near-total abortion ban. Doctors say their deaths were preventable.
ProPublica finds Georgia woman died from inability to access legal abortion care
A new investigative ProPublica report found that a Georgia woman died after not receiving treatment for complications from an abortion.
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ...
Two Georgia deaths are tied to abortion restrictions. Experts say abortion pills they took are safe
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to speak about abortion Friday in Georgia, where two women’s deaths have been tied ...
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ProPublica’s Misleading Abortion Ban Stories Are Part of the Problem
It was not definitively not Georgia's abortion law that caused these medical emergencies, even if misinterpretations of it ...
The Christian Post7h
Georgia abortion law not responsible for deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, pro-life doctors say
Georgia s abortion law is not responsible for the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, according to pro-life medical ...
Georgia's abortion ban killed a young mother. The Christian right now blames the victim
Anti-choice activists argue that if Amber Nicole Thurman had submitted to forced childbirth, she'd still be alive ...
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Georgia’s deadly abortion ban: The tragic deaths of two Black women, Candi Miller & Amber Thurman
Candi Miller and Amber Thurman, both Black women and mothers to young children, died after they were unable to access care for rare but typically treatable complications caused by medication abortion.
Media Matters for America3h
Broadcast news, Fox News failed to cover deaths stemming from Georgia's six-week abortion ban
Fox News and broadcast news programs all neglected to cover the death of two young women in Georgia resulting from the ...
Atlanta Daily World6h
Kamala Harris Plans Trip To Atlanta, Will Address Women Dying Following Georgia’s Strict Abortion Ban
VP Kamala Harris will return to Atlanta on Friday. The Presidential nominee will address the deaths of two Black women who ...
Harris to discuss abortion rights in Atlanta visit on Friday
Kamala Harris will discuss abortion rights on the heels of an article on the deaths of two pregnant Georgia women.
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Patricia Murphy: Georgia’s abortion law left these women in shambles
A U.S. Senate hearing held by Jon Ossoff heard stories from Georgia women affected by the state's six-week abortion ban.