Official state committees tasked with examining pregnancy-related deaths to improve maternal health often operate with a two-year lag behind the cases they examine, meaning they are only now beginning to delve into deaths that took place after the Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. The Georgia committee’s reviews of individual patient cases are not made public. But ProPublica obtained reports that confirm that at least two women have died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state.
Earlier this week, we reported on Amber Nicole Thurman, whose case marks the first time an abortion ban-related death, officially deemed “preventable,” is coming to public light. Today, we’re sharing the story of Candi Miller. |
