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usregimechange

(18,404 posts)
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 01:10 PM Tuesday

US woman died after abortion law delayed urgent medical care

Source: Yahoo News

A Georgia woman died from delayed life-saving surgery caused by the US state's restrictive abortion law, ProPublica revealed on Monday, sparking outrage from reproductive rights groups. Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, experienced a rare complication after taking abortion pills and died during a critical procedure in what ProPublica said was the first abortion-related death officially deemed "preventable" .

Reproductive rights groups erupted in outrage Monday after ProPublica revealed that a Georgia woman died from delayed medical care caused by the US state's restrictive abortion law.

Amber Nicole Thurman, 28, developed a rare complication from abortion pills and died during emergency surgery in August 2022, with an official state committee blaming the fatal outcome on a "preventable" lag in performing a critical procedure.

Read more: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-woman-dies-abortion-law-042322115.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2suY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKfbY_pnHuVvfnDnx8bjUXip-KvlCzKsfhDb0Hm28pAijs10MRIceLEp8RDPE9ne490pN2R-y1NUzv9NbhFRL0Zi0jCe3A9mOiT3kDgRWjxB0wREdjRi3Q5vRIW10yLW9p2qRue6AFArwc43QT33SJ1pz8WDeQhj8qXRFvX-ORCW&_guc_consent_skip=1726592958



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US woman died after abortion law delayed urgent medical care (Original Post) usregimechange Tuesday OP
This should not have happened, period. No excuses. ck4829 Tuesday #1
It's disgusting but everyone needs to know what Trump did usregimechange Tuesday #2
Absolutely. ShazzieB Tuesday #8
When this happened in Ireland Freddie Tuesday #3
Or they'll just call it fake news. ShazzieB Tuesday #10
My stomach isn't up to that Freddie Tuesday #12
This is our future Jilly_in_VA Tuesday #4
It's MAGAts' Project 2025 wet dream...banning contraceptives as well as abortion Wednesdays Tuesday #7
Weaponizing sex. Evolve Dammit Tuesday #14
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Tuesday #5
This needs to be on the top of all media today usregimechange Tuesday #6
let me get this straight poozwah Tuesday #9
this is America y'all 4catsmom Tuesday #11
GOTV for your chance to live and be able to vote again usregimechange Tuesday #13
Yep tried to tell them myself usregimechange Tuesday #23
We knew this would happen. We told people this would happen. sakabatou Tuesday #15
Here's a better Yahoo link FakeNoose Tuesday #16
I wanted to find a title that was more focused on the news of her death verses reactions usregimechange Tuesday #17
The link didn't lead to that story FakeNoose Tuesday #18
The American people failed this woman Mysterian Tuesday #19
Well said usregimechange Tuesday #22
Statement of Vice President Harris on Report of Georgia Death under Abortion Ban LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #20
Nicole Wallace is covering it on her Deadline Whitehouse show today (Tuesday 9/17) - here is live YouTube link.... iluvtennis Tuesday #21
K&R betsuni Yesterday #24

ShazzieB

(17,980 posts)
8. Absolutely.
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 03:11 PM
Tuesday

I am truly sorry for any pain it may cause her family, but this needs to be spread far and wide!

Otoh, if they're like a lot of people, they may want to shout this from the rooftops. Either way, it needs to be out there.

Freddie

(9,510 posts)
3. When this happened in Ireland
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 01:19 PM
Tuesday

The whole country was outraged, and the law was changed. Now the inevitable happened here. And the “pro-life” assholes will say she should have kept her legs closed.
I hope her family has good lawyers. The state committed wrongful death. Why mince words - murder.

ShazzieB

(17,980 posts)
10. Or they'll just call it fake news.
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 03:27 PM
Tuesday

They like to do that whenever something awful happens as the result of these abortion bans. I'm sure it's much more convenient for them than actually learning the facts about what these bans do. /s

If you ever get curious about the kinds of mental contortions rabid forced birthers twist themselves into to justify their absolutist "no abortion ever!" stances, I recommend checking out https://www.reddit.com/r/insaneprolife/

That's a subrreddit where pro-choicers who have the stomach to hang out on "pro life" subreddits share some of the more outrageous things that are posted by forced birthers. I've learned a lot about how forced birth extremists think from reading r/insaneprolife. They're even crazier than I thought!

Freddie

(9,510 posts)
12. My stomach isn't up to that
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 03:39 PM
Tuesday

But I’ve gotten into arguments on Quora where the pro-life idiots call these facts “propaganda.” Do they need photos of a woman bleeding out? Her dead body? This should be front-page news leading every network newscast tonight.

Jilly_in_VA

(10,649 posts)
4. This is our future
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 01:26 PM
Tuesday

under a RepubliKKKan regime, be it slobfather's or someone else's, until/unless they come to their senses and stop pandering to the Talibangelicals. Don't let it happen!

Wednesdays

(19,299 posts)
7. It's MAGAts' Project 2025 wet dream...banning contraceptives as well as abortion
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 02:56 PM
Tuesday

See how well that turned out: google "Ceausescu" and "orphans."

poozwah

(232 posts)
9. let me get this straight
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 03:24 PM
Tuesday

a woman dies because of the actions of the prolife crowd, right? guess fucking for chastity will soon be sanctioned by these same delusion people.

sakabatou

(42,748 posts)
15. We knew this would happen. We told people this would happen.
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 04:00 PM
Tuesday

And yet, people were fine with taking away women's health care.

FakeNoose

(34,738 posts)
16. Here's a better Yahoo link
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 04:10 PM
Tuesday
https://www.yahoo.com/news/vp-says-womans-death-delayed-171631761.html

I actually couldn't get the story from the OP link. Yahoo has rewritten this to focus on Kamala Harris' comments concerning the unfortunate woman's death in Georgia.

This IS an important story, and I've found that Yahoo links are sometimes flaky. It's better to click through to the original source for the story whenever possible.

usregimechange

(18,404 posts)
17. I wanted to find a title that was more focused on the news of her death verses reactions
Tue Sep 17, 2024, 04:12 PM
Tuesday

Best one I could find.

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