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Family of Georgia mother who died after delayed abortion care says Amber Thurman should still be alive: “It was preventable”
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This article is a little more truthful than many articles covering this issue, but it still creates a problematic rhetoric. The article frames Thurman's death as a result of abortion laws when that is certainly not the case. Thuman's death was a result of complications following the abortion pill, along with medical malpractice from medical professionals. It is very true that the doctors attending to Thurman made many mistakes and did not handle her situation correctly. However, Thurman's death could have been prevented if she simply chose not to get an abortion. The framing of this article contributes to many misconceptions about abortion laws and methods. It would be much more transparent if the article instead focused on the dangers of the abortion pill and how it could be fatal if used incorrectly.
There’s a pretty good case to be made that the circumstances that resulted in Thurman’s death only became possible because of the in-state abortion ban, so I don’t think declaring that it is …Read MoreThere’s a pretty good case to be made that the circumstances that resulted in Thurman’s death only became possible because of the in-state abortion ban, so I don’t think declaring that it is “certainly not the case” is fully accurate. In that respect, this article is not really misinformation, especially since I don’t believe it moves to fully blame the abortion ban, instead pointing to multiple factors that includes the ban as an outside circumstance with a direct impact on the decisions made and options available. Read Less