A larger discussion regarding the dangers of limiting access to abortion services and the significance of prompt medical attention was sparked after two Georgia women sadly passed away from complications from medication abortions. Experts stress that these issues are uncommon and curable with the right attention.
According to a ProPublica article, two Georgia women, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, died in 2022 as a result of complications from medication abortions. The arguments over abortion access and the dangers of limited treatment after the state outlawed the procedure have been rekindled by these two cases.
Thurman went to a nearby hospital for treatment after developing serious side effects from abortion drugs he had purchased in North Carolina. She was obviously in need of emergency care, but she had to wait more than twenty hours for an operation to remove the remaining fetal tissue, which made her condition worse. She had organ failure and died from acute sepsis.
Similar to Miller, who used abortion pills and experienced excruciating agony and consequences, Miller chose not to seek medical attention out of concern about potential legal ramifications related to Georgia’s draconian abortion laws. According to her autopsy, she had not completely evacuated the embryonic tissue and died from complications that may have been avoided with prompt medical attention.
Although pharmaceutical abortion is often safe and successful, experts emphasize that these terrible results highlight important gaps in care. Prominent obstetrician Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi stressed that these kinds of tragedies are completely avoidable with the right care.
The ongoing political debate over abortion access has intensified, with Vice President Kamala Harris expressing concern that such outcomes are the result of restrictive legislation following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.
