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Bryce Covert
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Journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer at The Nation, member of the Freelance Solidarity Project. she/her
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We knew that abortion bans would kill people. Now we have the story of one of them, the mother of a six-year-old who had just moved into her own apartment and was about to enroll in nursing school. www.propublica.org/article/geor...

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. This is one of their stories.

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Her story is also a good reminder of the fact that, while people are getting abortions outside of ban states, it usually takes herculean effort and a fair bit of money.

Screenshot of text that says: She scheduled a D&C in North Carolina, where abortion at that stage was still legal, and on Aug. 13 woke up at 4 a.m. to make the journey with her best friend. On their drive, they hit standstill traffic, Baker said. The clinic couldn’t hold Thurman’s spot longer than 15 minutes — it was inundated with women from other states where bans had taken effect. Instead, a clinic employee offered Thurman a two-pill abortion regimen approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, mifepristone and misoprostol. Her pregnancy was well within the standard of care for that treatment. Getting to the clinic had required scheduling a day off from work, finding a babysitter, making up an excuse to borrow a relative’s car and walking through a crowd of anti-abortion protesters. Thurman didn’t want to reschedule, Baker said.
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The top of the article includes a photo of the heart-shaped tombstone of the woman which includes her picture. She was born today in 1993 & died before her 30th birthday.

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Bryce Covert
@brycecovert.bsky.social
Journalist writing about the economy. Contributing writer at The Nation, member of the Freelance Solidarity Project. she/her
2.1k followers151 following535 posts
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