Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on state's abortion law, death of Amber Thurman
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Two Georgia lawmakers, both emergency-medicine doctors, say the state's law did not play a role in the tragic death of Amber Thurman, despite media "fearmongering."
Thurman died in Georgia after taking abortion pills and suffering complications. According to ProPublica reporting, doctors at Piedmont Henry Hospital waited a prolonged period of time before performing the necessary dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure to remove the dead fetus, which is not an abortion, out of reportedly being in fear of facing legal backlash due to the state's abortion law. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
But Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., and state Rep. Mark Newton don't believe the law had anything to do with Thurman's death, but rather the complications allegedly caused by the abortion pills, as doctors may have waited too long to intercede.