If we didn't live in Virginia, this would have been my daughter.

[arlyellowdog]

My heart is absolutely breaking. This is murder of a mother. https://people.com/georgia-mom-dies-denied-life-saving-abortion-amber-nicole-thurman-8713947 A D and C under these circumstances is always done to save the life of a woman. Miscarriages are common. This is why women are so motivated, but tonight I cry for Amber and the little boy she leaves motherless because of their evil, cruelty.

[Botany]

1. Amber is going voting with 10s of millions of..

... American Women and those of us who
love 'em this year. Amber will be in the voting precincts, Amber will be there in every early voting location, and mail in ballot.

Amber lives! Her 6 year old son will be wrapped in love too.

This year we need to take Amber voting with us.

[musette_sf]

8. Amber shall be our Savita

Neither of them should have died, but neither of them will have died in vain. The women of Ireland stood for Savita and the women of America will stand for Amber.

[SupportSanity]

2. K&R

[Irish_Dem]

3. The GOP is guilty of homicide.

[pansypoo53219]

4. well, she's black. comments don't seem to get it + blaming her.

women be incubators now.

back to the past. no medical progress if we get knocked up.

[birdographer]

5. What happened to the solemn oath "Do No Harm"?

Has that been amended with "Unless the GOP demand it"?

I am imagining that doctors struggle with their oath and betraying it so they don't go to prison.

[lastlib]

6. This fall, I will be voting for Amber.....

...and for all the women like her, who are under the boots of these fascist re-puglikkkans and their cruel bans of medical treatment.

[Demsrule86]

7. 20 years ago, I had a surprise pregnancy. I have a history of miscarriage but do have 4 health kids.

I was excited...my youngest would have a sister or brother close in age. But I miscarried. I had moved to Georgia so things ere different. But I did not know that I had chosen a right-to-life asshat doctor. With my history, all my prior doctors had done a D&C. But the murderous right to life one didn't. I knew I was in trouble and went to the office but the receptionist tossed me out...must have blood work showing hormones were decreasing. But that can take a month. I had an ultrasound and the fetus was gone. I knew it was over. I never bled in pregnancy and stayed pregnant. I was feeling crappy and the same night I went to the doctor, I hemorraged in my kitchen and I had a raging fever (infection).

My neighbor drove me because traffic is terrible in Atlanta and she didn't want to wait for an ambulance. I had three young children all crying. My son had run to the neighbor's house. When I reached the hospital, I couldn't walk and ended up in a bed with no call button, no IV...no treatment of any kind. My husband came as soon as he could and found me lying in a room with blood all over the floor, me the bed ...so much blood. I was unconscious by then. I had fought to stay awake, I knew I was dying I could feel it. And it is not an easy death.

The hospital did nothing- doctors' orders. Well, my husband arrived, screamed bloody murder, and saved my life. He fired the doctor and a young resident saved my life...I had a D&C, two transfusions, platelets and massive antibiotics. I spent three weeks in the hospital and I was weak and miserable for almost a year. They put you on the maternity floor which is torture too. I was also left infertile. I hate my doctor so much...he was willing to let me die for something that could never survive and in fact was gone. If it happened today, I would have died.

[MLAA]

10. What a shit excuse for a doctor. Bet he felt very good about his 'ethics'. What a effing excuse for a human being.

I’m so sorry you went through all of that, and thank goodness the resident saved you.

[Demsrule86]

12. I was lucky...We must end this assault on women...orchestrated by Trump and SCOTUS.

When I went back to the doctor...afterward, I only went so I could scream at the doctor...but he loftily explained he had 'principles'. He didn't even remember my name. He said I would have other kids but he left me sterile. My family was complete. But that should have been my choice not this damned woman-hating doctor.

[arlyellowdog]

14. And this all happened as you grieved the loss of a child

[Hope22]

15. My heart goes out to you.

You experienced things no one should experience. People forget that the experience sticks with a person and changes them forever. Love and more love to you. 💗💗

[Irish_Dem]

16. Demsrule, you should consider making this an OP.

It is a very important post, I wish all DUers would read it.

All voters should read it before Election Day.

My heart breaks for you as I read it.
Thank God your husband saved your life.

[Joinfortmill]

9. This. Cannot. Stand.

[dlk]

11. Republicans want to kill women

There is no depth to their misogyny and they don’t care.

[iluvtennis]

13. Crying right with you. Senseless death of Amber.

Hoping the family gets lawyer help to sue for malpractice.