Vice President Kamala Harris , while on the campaign trail Tuesday, highlighted the tragic death of Georgia mother Amber Thurman, 28, who died as a result of not being treated for complications from a medication abortion shortly after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Thurman, whose son was six years old at the time of her death, is the first recorded case of pregnancy-related death after presenting at a hospital with severe complications following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
“This young mother should be alive, raising her son, and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school,” said Harris in reaction to the publication about Thurman’s story by ProPublica on Monday.
Harris used Thurman’s death as an example of the consequences of former President Donald Trump ’s role in appointing three justices to the Supreme Court, which led to the Dobbs decision.
Here is everything you need to know about Thurman’s death and pregnancy complications in states with abortion bans.