If elected, Donald Trump intends to sign a national abortion ban, and create a national anti-abortion coordinator. They even put their plan in writing: Project 2025.
They are out of their minds. pic.twitter.com/2w9tNaOkYF
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) September 20, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of lying about Amber Nicole Thurman’s death in a speech focusing on abortion rights in Georgia. This accusation comes two weeks after Georgia enacted a strict abortion ban, criminalizing the procedure. Thurman, a young mother, sought hospital treatment for complications after taking an abortion pill.
Amber Nicole Thurman, a vibrant 28-year-old mother, died in an Atlanta-area hospital after waiting 20 hours for a routine D&C.
Preventing senseless deaths like Thurman’s is why we're building a reproductive health clinic in Las Cruces.https://t.co/cfB88a7Omo
— Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) September 19, 2024
Despite developing sepsis, doctors did not perform the necessary procedure to remove the remaining fetal tissue, leading to her death. An official state committee deemed her death preventable. Rep.
"At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state."
These are the horrific real-life impacts of overturning #Roe.
We need to restore reproductive freedom for women everywhere. https://t.co/lLzBibOndW
— Joe Morelle (@RepJoeMorelle) September 19, 2024
Greene, a Trump supporter representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district, denied Harris’s claims, stating Thurman’s death was due to taking abortion pills, not an abortion ban. She argued there is no “Trump abortion ban” and the Supreme Court allowed states to make their own decisions on abortion laws.
Clash over Georgia abortion laws
Greene asserted on social media that Thurman would be alive if she had not taken abortion pills. Harris’s speech emphasized that Trump’s appointments to the Supreme Court led to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, causing more than 20 states, including Georgia, to pass restrictive abortion laws.
Harris recounted Thurman’s story, highlighting that due to Georgia’s ban, Thurman had to travel out of state for an abortion. She returned to Georgia for further care but doctors, fearing legal repercussions, did not provide timely treatment, resulting in her death from sepsis. The Trump campaign maintains that state laws, not federal mandates, govern abortion and that exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother are included in Georgia’s law.
Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt argued that the responsibility lay with the hospital for not providing lifesaving care. Abortion remains a pivotal issue in elections, with Democrats advocating for reproductive freedom and Trump emphasizing states’ rights. This contention continues as abortion-related deaths, like Thurman’s, spark intense debate on the effectiveness and morality of the new abortion laws.
