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[1]headline amber

John,

Amber Thurman should still be alive. 

Amber, a 28-year-old mother with a six-year-old at home, died after being
denied a lifesaving abortion in Georgia. The state’s restrictive abortion
ban, passed by politicians who have no place in our healthcare decisions,
forced her and her family to endure the unimaginable: a preventable death
because she couldn’t access the care she needed.

[2]Amber Truman

Thurman and her son in a photo she posted on social media the year before
her death via Facebook. Photo via ProPublica

As a Black mom and birthworker living in Georgia, the loss of Amber’s life
has stayed heavy on my soul. In a state with one of the highest maternal
mortality rates in the country – nearly 1.5 times higher for Black women –
being pregnant was a terrifying ordeal. Amber, herself on the path to be a
medical professional, chose otherwise. But to be Black and a woman is to
reckon with the reality that, in the words of Lucille Clifton, “everyday
something has tried to kill me and has failed.”

[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in $25 today to help us protect the right to abortion for
all? 

Amber’s story is not an isolated case—it’s the reality for countless women
across the country. Abortion bans don’t just strip away a woman’s right to
choose; they endanger lives and devastate families. These bans
disproportionately impact low-income communities and women of color,
making access to safe and legal abortion a privilege rather than a basic
human right.

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has unleashed a wave
of extreme abortion bans nationwide, with politicians and SCOTUS Justices
eager to control our bodies and futures. But we refuse to be silent. We
refuse to be controlled. We refuse to let them celebrate our deaths as
political victories. We are fighting back. 

[ [link removed] ]Abortions save lives. Help us fight to save abortion access.

We will fight back with everything we’ve got – for Amber Thruman and
countless other women across these United States. Together, 
John, we will ensure that reproductive freedom is not a
privilege for the few, but basic health care for everyone.

 

In struggle and rage, with Georgia on my mind,

Tamika Middleton

Managing Director, Women's March

 

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