ProPublica releases report on second Georgia woman dying a “preventable” death because of Trump/Kemp abortion ban

Kemp attorneys: warnings about dangers of his abortion ban are “hyperbolic fear mongering.”

ProPublica today reported on a second preventable death of a Georgia mother after Donald Trump and Brian Kemp’s extreme abortion ban prevented her from getting life-saving reproductive care. A committee of experts ruled her death “preventable” and “blamed the state’s abortion ban”, according to the report. Just months before her death, Gov. Brian Kemp’s abortion ban went into effect after Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade. When advocates warned that Kemp’s abortion ban would lead to exactly these types of tragedies, lawyers for the state accused them of “hyperbolic fear mongering.”

After the first report’s release, Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, released the following statement:

“Women should not be dying because they can’t access lifesaving health care. Doctors should not fear prosecution for stopping a preventable death. But here in Georgia they are – thanks to Donald Trump and Brian Kemp’s abortion ban.”

“These mothers should still be alive today, and my heart goes out to their families.

“Just last week, Donald Trump once again bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade, making Trump Abortion Bans possible in Georgia and states across the country. Doctors told us women would die if these bans went into effect, and now that nightmare is our reality in Georgia.

“If Trump is re-elected, things will get worse. His Project 2025 agenda would ban abortion in all 50 states and restrict access to contraception and IVF. We have no time to waste and must urgently address this crisis by electing Vice President Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot to restore reproductive freedom nationwide.”

Read the ProPublica reports below:

ProPublica: Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
Kavitha Surana | September 18, 2024

ProPublica: Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.
Kavitha Surana; September 16, 2024