Vice President Kamala Harris has once again echoed the narrative of the left, alleging that a woman in Georgia lost her life due to delayed medical attention resulting from the state's abortion restrictions.
This claim has been previously debunked by medical professionals.
In a recent episode of the provocative podcast "Call Her Daddy," host Alex Cooper engaged Harris in a discussion about the implications of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Vice President attributed the death of Amber Nicole Thurman to the Supreme Court decision and Georgia's abortion restrictions, following a chemically induced abortion in 2022. According to Fox News, Harris painted a vivid picture of Thurman's life and circumstances leading up to her tragic end.
Harris narrated, "Amber was a young mother of a six-year-old son. She was a medical assistant who was so excited because she was just getting on her feet to be independent. She got her own apartment in a gated community with a pool that her son could play in. She got accepted to nursing school." Harris continued, detailing the complications Thurman faced after her abortion, culminating in her untimely death.
The Vice President's comments come in the wake of an article published by ProPublica last month, which attributed the deaths of two Georgia women, Thurman and Candi Miller, to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the state's new abortion restrictions. Harris, along with other Democrats, has used these deaths to argue for expanded abortion access following the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Harris expressed her frustration to Cooper, stating, "Here's the thing that's so messed up about this. Some of these people will say whoa, but I do believe in exceptions, I believe that there should be an exception in terms of the life of the mother. You know what that means in practical terms? She's almost dead before you decide to give her care. What, so we're going to have public health policy that says a doctor, a medical professional, waits until you're at death's door before they gives you care. That's outrageouswhere is the humanity?"
Georgia's heartbeat law, however, clearly states that "no abortion shall be performed if the unborn child has a detectable human heartbeat except in the event of a medical emergency or medically futile pregnancy." This law has been criticized by OB-GYNs who argue that the narrative surrounding Amber Thurman's death is misleading and being exploited by the media and Democrats.
Dr. Ingrid Skop, Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, has called out the "fearmongering" and "lies" of the media that are causing confusion and harm to women who are not fully aware of the new abortion laws. She told Fox News Digital, "I was not surprised to see this pro-abortion media try to point the blame at Georgias pro-life laws, but, in fact, Georgias laws allow doctors to intervene to save the life of the woman."
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., and state Rep. Mark Newton have also voiced their disbelief that Georgia laws had any role in Thurman's death, suggesting instead that it was due to complications from abortion pills and possibly delayed medical intervention. McCormick stated in an interview with Fox News Digital, "We never deny a woman an abortion because it's going to harm her in some way. She will always be protected."
Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), echoed similar sentiments on "Fox & Friends" last month. She said, "We are seeing the direct results of spreading lies and misinformation about these laws. Women are being harmed by that because they are delaying in seeking care."
Despite the criticism, ProPublica defended their story in a statement to Fox News Digital, asserting, "We stand by our reporting. The states committee of more than 30 experts concluded that the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller were preventable, a newsworthy finding. Our ongoing reporting is illuminating the challenges doctors face in caring for patients with pregnancy complications in states with restricted access to abortion."
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