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2024-10-26 04:23:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 409656ADA8B83A56D54E797B1E21975964F30CB5EBFC884CB536412C9F5C8BA9
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Thurman got sepsis and died after after taking abortion pills, a known risk. https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death#:~:text=Thurman%20sat%20through,patients%20developed%20sepsis https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/020687Orig1s026lbl.pdf Georgia's HB 481 bans D&C only if used to end life. https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/ga-code-sect-16-12-141/#:~:text=Abortion%E2%80%9D%20means%20the%20act%20of%20using%2C%20prescribing%2C%20or%20administering%20any%20instrument%2C%20substance%2C%20device%2C%20or%20other%20means%20with%20the%20purpose%20to%20terminate%20a%20pregnancy%20with%20knowledge%20that%20termination%20will%2C%20with%20reasonable%20likelihood%2C%20cause%20the%20death%20of%20an%20unborn%20child Even if Thurman's twins were still alive, the law allows abortion when there is a threat to the mother's life. https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-16-crimes-and-offenses/ga-code-sect-16-12-141/#:~:text=No%20abortion%20is,medical%20emergency%20exists
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