Vice President Harris spoke forcefully Friday about the pain experienced by women in states with abortion bans, placing the blame for their suffering squarely on Republicans and former President Trump.

The death of 28-year-old Amber Nicole Thurman was "preventable," according to 10 doctors. Here's everything to know about Georgia's abortion ban and who else has been affected so far.

Anti-choice activists argue that if Amber Nicole Thurman had submitted to forced childbirth, she'd still be alive

Amber Nicole Thurman, a 28-year-old Black single mother and medical assistant from Georgia, tragically lost her life in August 2022 due to a severe infection after being denied life saving care. Her death,

Harris' Atlanta trip follows ProPublica's investigation into the deaths of two Georgia women, which it tied to the state's six-week abortion ban.

Thurman, 28, experienced a rare complication after taking abortion pills and died during emergency surgery in August 2022, ProPublica reported.

It’s Amber Nicole Thurman. She was 28 and worked as a medical assistant and had a 6-year-old son whom she loved to take to petting zoos and the beach. As was horribly predictable, in a country where Black women seek abortions at higher rates and die far more commonly from maternal-health complications,

ProPublica reported that an official state committee concluded that Thurman's death was "preventable." "This young mother should be alive, raising her son, and pursuing her dream of attending nursing school,