Georgia abortion death: What's missing in the outrage, political rhetoric

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 By Zemmie Fleck - Posted at The Christian Post:

Zemmie Fleck is the executive director of Georgia Right to Life.

Published September 25, 2024

My home state of Georgia has been at the center of a coordinated media tidal wave of more than 1,000 articles within 24 hours coast to coast about a young mother’s death following a chemical abortion.

While Georgia Right to Life was saddened to learn of Amber Thurman’s tragic death, the circumstances have been hijacked by high-profile politicians and misused to suggest that Georgia law is to blame because it prevents women from receiving the life-saving treatment they need once they have taken the abortion pill.

The LIFE Act in no way prohibits a dilation and curettage (D&C) when a preborn child has died in the womb. The Life Act outlaws the “act of using, prescribing, or administering any instrument, substance, device, or other means with the purpose to terminate a pregnancy with knowledge that termination will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of an unborn child.” Amber Thurman entered the emergency room with deceased twin babies. A D&C procedure would not have caused the death of the pre-born twins, as they were already deceased. The Life Act only prohibits a D&C if it is carried out to take the life of a pre-born baby after a detectable heartbeat.

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See also:

• What could have prevented Amber Thurman, Candi Miller's deaths? | U.S. (christianpost.com)
• FACT CHECK: Did Georgia's pro-life law kill a second woman after she took the abortion pill? (liveaction.org)
• 'Just a lie': Healthcare workers call out false narrative on woman's death after abortion pill (liveaction.org)
• 'Death trap': Pregnant patients give horrific Google Reviews of hospital where Amber Thurman died (liveaction.org)