Harris says woman’s death part of ‘consequences’ of Trump abortion actions

Vice President Kamala Harris responded Tuesday to a new report about a Georgia woman who died after she did not receive emergency abortion-related care soon enough, calling it part of the “consequences of Donald Trump’s actions.”

“This young mother should be alive, raising her son, and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school,” Harris said in a statement. “This is exactly what we feared when Roe [v. Wade] was struck down. In more than 20 states, Trump Abortion Bans are preventing doctors from providing basic medical care.”

The Monday report from ProPublica detailed how 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman died after doctors, concerned about violating Georgia’s abortion laws, took 20 hours to operate on an infection she had from complications from abortion pills. A state panel on maternal health deemed her death “preventable,” ProPublica found, saying it “marks the first time an abortion-related death, officially deemed ‘preventable,’ is coming to public light.”