Amber Thurman, 28, a nursing assistant and mother of a 6-year-old son died after doctors delayed necessary care due to Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, says the story reported by Kavitha Surana. Medical providers stalled to provide care to treat the effects of a medication abortion, also known as a medical abortion, the investigation says.
After sharing Thurman’s death, Surana reported a second story on another Georgia woman named Candi Miller who died as a result of not seeking medical care “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.”
To tell their stories, ProPublica reviewed medical documents, autopsies and official state committee reports, interviewed family and loved ones, spoke with government officials and consulted medical experts, doctors from across the state and U.S. and people inside hospitals.
Here’s what the ProPublica investigation found and what to know about Georgia’s abortion law.