Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz CBS News claimed during the vice presidential debate that a woman in Georgia died due to the state’s “restrictive” abortion laws after Roe was overturned, although doctors had previously called such a story “fear-mongering.” .
“There’s a young woman named Amber Thurmond. She was in Georgia, which is a restrictive state. Because of this, she had to drive a long distance to North Carolina to get care for herself. Amber Thurmond died during that trip The truth of the matter is, how can we as a nation say that your life and your rights, as basic as your right to control your own body, are determined by geography,” Walz said during the debate on abortion. But said while arguing with Vance. Law.
He said, “There’s a very real possibility that if Amber Thurman had lived in Minnesota, she would be alive today. That’s what led to the reinstatement of Roe v. Wade.”
Walz joined Ohio Senator JD Vance in New York City on Tuesday evening, where the pair talked about key voter issues this election cycle, including the economy, immigration and abortion.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stunned the Internet on Tuesday when he accidentally declared that he has “been friends with school shooters” during the CBS News vice presidential debate against Senator J.D. Vance. (Getty Images)
Walz’s comments come after ProPublica published an article last month detailing two Georgia women, Amber Nicole Thurman, on the state’s new abortion limits after Roe v. Wade is overturned and women obtaining chemically induced abortions in 2022. And was charged in the death of Candi Miller. The Heartbeat Law states that “No abortion shall be performed if the heartbeat of the unborn child is detectable, except in the case of a medical emergency or a medically futile pregnancy.”
Members of the Democratic Party, including Vice President Kamala Harris, have cited their deaths as evidence of the need to expand abortion access following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“What is good policy, logical policy, moral policy, humane policy about saying that a healthcare provider will only begin providing care when you are about to die?” Harris spoke during an Atlanta campaign event last month, referencing Thurman’s death.
NEW YORK – OCTOBER 01: Republican vice presidential nominee, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, participate in a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York. City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
OB-GYNs have since criticized this narrative as a misleading story that is being pushed by the media and Democrats.
Georgia doctors speak out to challenge state abortion law, misinformation over Amber Thurman’s death
Vice President of the Charlotte Lozier Institute and “I’m not surprised to see this pro-abortion media trying to put the blame on Georgia’s pro-life laws, but in reality, Georgia’s laws allow doctors to intervene to save the woman’s life.” Allow.” Dr. Ingrid Scopes, director of medical affairs, recently told Fox News Digital.
“I think the Democratic Party is focused on abortion is an issue This is simply because the American people do not understand the laws. Many times women get hurt due to abortion. It is not necessary for women to live their best lives. And, of course, it is fear and lies that have brought us to where we are today, where people think there would be a reason to touch the law.”
Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., and state Rep. Mark Newton have also come forward to say They don’t believe in Georgia’s laws This had nothing to do with Thurman’s death, but rather was caused by alleged complications from the abortion pills, as doctors may have waited too long to intervene.
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In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, McCormick said, “We would never deny a woman an abortion because it would harm her in some way. She would always be protected.”
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He added, “You have a full right to an abortion, even with the heartbeat law.” “So, let’s make this clear right now. When they say there is no exception, there is no law in any state where there is no exception. It doesn’t exist. It just doesn’t work that way. It does. The mother’s life is always safe. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to have an abortion just because you have a complication or something goes wrong.”
Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Cornick and Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
