


Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media opportunistically pounced on this tragic story. It was covered by the New York Times</em>, Slate</em>, Mother Jones</em>, People</em>, and numerous other mainstream media outlets. Countless politicians and elected officials got in on the act. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris mentioned the story on Twitter</a>, stating that \u201cTrump Abortion Bans prevent doctors from providing basic medical care.\u201d Harris even plans to give a speech today in Georgia where she will tout her support for legal abortion and will likely blame Georgia\u2019s pro-life laws for Thurman\u2019s untimely death.</p>\n
More importantly, as my Charlotte Lozier Institute colleague Dr. Christina Francis points out in her recent Atlanta Journal Constitution</em> opinion piece</a>, Georgia\u2019s pro-life heartbeat act was not responsible for Thurman\u2019s death. That is because the law allows physicians to intervene in cases of medical emergencies or if the preborn child has no detectable heartbeat. Both of these clearly applied in Thurman\u2019s case. Furthermore, a D&C to remove the remains of an unborn child that has died is not an abortion and is not criminalized in Georgia.</p>\n
Michael New is an assistant professor of practice at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute.</p>","display_name":"Michael J. 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