Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday reiterated the left’s claim that a Woman dies in Georgia Despite doctors having previously called the story false, due to delayed care as a result of the state’s abortion limitations.
during a Interview on lousy and the often sexually explicit “Call Her Daddy” podcast, host Alex Cooper asked Harris about the impact of overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s ruling in the death of Amber Nicole Thurman, and state abortion limits. Held responsible. Chemically induced abortion in 2022.
“So, Amber was a young mother of a six-year-old son. She was a medical assistant who was very excited because she was getting on her feet to be independent. She had her own apartment with a pool in a gated community. Got it so his son could get into nursing school,” Harris told the audience.
Walz repeats lies about abortion, death in Georgia, doctors call it ‘fear mongering’
Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, campaigns with former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney at an event in Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the GOP, on October 3, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“As her family described it, she was very excited and very ambitious, and she had plans. Then she found out she was pregnant, and she didn’t want to continue her pregnancy. And she was living in Georgia, And she couldn’t get the care there because she was six weeks away and so she had to go to another state, and…she couldn’t get there in time and because all the women coming from other states were so stressed out, all these Southern States that she couldn’t get treatment in her state, her appointment window was closed and instead of the surgical procedure, she took the medicine and basically went back home and then had some complications and went to the hospital because she was bleeding. “
“And they delayed treating him 20 hours,” Harris continued, adding that Georgia laws prevented him from receiving life-saving care.
His comments come after ProPublica published an article last month blaming the deaths of two Georgia women. Thurman and Candy MillerOn the overturning of Roe v. Wade and new state abortion limits.
Georgia doctors speak out to challenge state abortion law, misinformation over Amber Thurman’s death
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Harris and other members of the Democratic Party, including her running mate Tim Walz, have cited her death as evidence of the need to expand abortion access following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Have cited.
“Here’s the thing that’s so messed up,” Harris told Cooper. “Some of these people will say wow, but I believe in exceptions, I believe there should be an exception in terms of the mother’s life. Do you know what that means in practical terms? Your giving She’s almost dead before deciding what to take care of, so we’re going to create a public health policy that says a doctor, a medical professional, waits until you’re near death before taking care of you. It’s insulting… where is the humanity?”
Georgia’s 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.”
OB-GYNs have criticized the Amber Thurman narrative as a misleading story that is being pushed by the media and Democrats.
Dr. Ingrid Scopes, vice president and director of medical affairs for the Charlotte Lozier Institute, called out the media’s “fear-mongering” and “lies” that are harming women who don’t understand the new abortion laws.
“I’m not surprised to see this pro-abortion media trying to pin the blame on Georgia’s pro-life laws, but in reality, Georgia’s laws prevent doctors from saving a woman’s life,” Scopes recently told Fox News Digital. Allow for interference.” ,
“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.”
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., and state Rep. Mark Newton have also come forward to say They don’t believe in Georgia’s laws There is no connection to Thurman’s death, with allegations that it was caused by complications of the abortion pills because doctors may have waited too long to intervene.
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.”
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.”
KDKA-TV’s John Delano spoke to Harris in an exclusive interview. (KDKA-TV)
Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), made similar comments.Fox and Friends“Last month.
“We are seeing the direct consequences of the lies and misinformation being spread about these laws. This is harming women because they are delaying seeking care. And so I think it’s really important, no No matter where one stands on the abortion issue, we all need women to have accurate information so that if they experience complications from things like these high-risk abortion drugs, they get care immediately,” Francis said. “
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ProPublica previously defended its story in a statement fox news digitalsaying, “We stand by our reporting. The state’s committee of more than 30 experts concluded that the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller could have been prevented, a newsworthy finding. Our ongoing reporting of the pregnancy “Complications in states with restricted access to abortion shed light on the challenges doctors face in caring for patients.”
The Harris campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
