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.
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.”
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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.
Abortions save lives. Help us fight to save abortion access.
We will fight back with everything we’ve got – for Amber Thurman and countless other women across these United States. Together, 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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