Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Georgia today to deliver a controversial speech, blaming former President Donald Trump for two tragic deaths she claims were caused by the state’s abortion laws. However the real culprit is misinformation, not the law itself, as the debate over abortion restrictions and the Abortion Pill intensifies.
**Harris Set to Blame Trump for Georgia Tragedies in Controversial Speech on Abortion Law**
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit Georgia today, using taxpayer-funded travel to deliver a highly contentious speech that blames former President Donald Trump for two tragic deaths, which she claims were caused by Georgia’s strict abortion laws. The state enacted a law banning abortions after six weeks, with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, following the overturn of *Roe v. Wade*.
Harris’ address, according to reports from *The New York Times*, will highlight the deaths of two Georgia women, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, who took abortion pills and later died from complications. Her remarks are reportedly based on claims made by ProPublica, a liberal publication, which linked both deaths to Georgia's abortion law.
Amber Thurman died of sepsis after an incomplete medication abortion. ProPublica suggested that doctors delayed necessary treatment, fearing repercussions from Georgia's abortion restrictions. However, ProPublica admitted there was no definitive evidence that the law caused the delay in care. Medical experts have pointed out that Georgia’s law includes clear exceptions for medical emergencies, meaning Thurman could have received treatment without legal consequences.
Candi Miller’s case is similarly murky. ProPublica acknowledged that Miller self-managed her abortion without medical supervision and ingested a dangerous combination of painkillers, including fentanyl. Although her death was labeled preventable by a state committee, the abortion law itself was not directly blamed for the tragedy. Critics of Harris’ planned remarks argue that the Vice President is using these deaths to further a political agenda while failing to present clear evidence that Georgia’s law was responsible.
Pro-life advocates, including Katie Daniel from SBA Pro-Life America, have condemned the narrative Harris is expected to push. “Amber and Candi deserve to be thriving with their children today," said Daniel. "Their deaths were preventable under Georgia’s existing law, which explicitly protects the life of the mother. The real issue is the spread of misinformation, which may have caused these women to fear seeking medical care.”
Dr. Ingrid Stop, a board-certified OB-GYN, also weighed in on the matter, emphasizing the dangers of self-managed abortions and the role of misinformation in these tragic outcomes. “Amber died from sepsis, a known complication of failed medical abortions that is clearly warned about in the FDA’s guidance on mifepristone. The failure to act swiftly is what led to her death, not Georgia’s law,” she explained.
Dr. Stop further criticized the removal of key safety measures around abortion medication by the FDA, stating that the agency has allowed these drugs to be delivered via mail without any in-person doctor visits. “The FDA has steadily removed safeguards on these drugs, allowing them to be ordered online and taken without medical supervision. Both women suffered failed abortions requiring surgical treatment,” she added.
The vice president's decision to connect these deaths to Trump has drawn fire from political commentators, as Trump has not specifically advocated for state-level abortion bans. Pro-life activists argue that the two deaths Harris will spotlight are not clear examples of the impact of Georgia’s abortion law but rather demonstrate the dangers of misinformation surrounding abortion procedures and medications.
As Harris pushes for the restoration of federal abortion rights, this speech is sure to stoke further debate on the issue, with both sides continuing to spar over the consequences of post-*Roe* abortion laws and the role of information — or misinformation — in shaping public perception.
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