Harris Cites Trump’s Abortion Stance in Death of Georgia Woman
- Abortion will likely be a crucial issue in November election
- Trump has said the question should be left up to the states
Kamala Harris
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Vice President Kamala Harris said Donald Trump was responsible for triggering the events that led to the death of a Georgia woman that one report called the first officially preventable fatality related to abortion bans enacted across several US states.
Harris’ statement, issued Tuesday, stemmed from a ProPublica article on the case of Amber Nicole Thurman of Georgia, who died in 2022 from an infection arising from an abortion. Treatment was delayed, according to ProPublica, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling that struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had guaranteed abortion rights.