No, Georgia’s Abortion Ban Did Not Kill These Two Women

Two Georgia women, Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, died tragically in 2022, and instead of honoring their lives with truth and accountability, a “progressive” news aggregator chose to weaponize their deaths with misinformation. They blamed Georgia’s LIFE Act, a law designed to protect both unborn children and their mothers. But the facts tell a different, heartbreaking story, one where the abortion industry, negligent doctors, and dangerous self-managed abortion protocols failed these women. Not Georgia law.

To be clear, NewsOne, a “progressive” media outlet known more for ideological outrage than honest reporting, recently published a piece accusing Georgia’s pro-life legislation of causing the deaths of these two women: Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller. They framed these tragedies as proof that pro-life laws endanger women, twisting the facts to fit their abortion-first agenda. But the truth tells a very different story, one where the abortion industry’s recklessness and negligent doctors bear the blame.

Nicole Thurman was a 28-year-old medical assistant, mother to a six-year-old boy, and had just enrolled in nursing school. When she discovered she was pregnant with twins in the summer of 2022, Georgia’s LIFE Act had already taken effect. Because her pregnancy was beyond six weeks, she couldn’t legally get an abortion in Georgia, so she travelled to North Carolina, where abortion is permitted up to three months.

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Thurman had initially planned to undergo a surgical abortion, but when she arrived at the North Carolina clinic, staff told her they couldn’t fit her in. Instead, they gave her a medication abortion regimen. She took the first drug, mifepristone, at the clinic, and the second, misoprostol, at home the next day. But the process did not complete. Over the following days, she experienced intense cramping, heavy bleeding, and began vomiting blood. When she was finally taken to Piedmont Henry Hospital, doctors found she was in septic shock caused by retained fetal tissue, a known complication of medication abortion. Her condition spiraled rapidly as the infection overwhelmed her system.

And here’s the most tragic fact: her babies had already died, and there was no fetal heartbeat. No reason for delay because Georgia’s LIFE Act didn’t apply in her case. Medical professionals had full legal authority to act, but they didn’t. Doctors at the hospital waited nearly 20 hours to perform the necessary procedure, a very legal D&C, to complete the abortion and the removal of the remains of the dead babies. That delay, not the LIFE Act, killed her.

The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) has been clear: Nicole died because of the abortion drugs and because the hospital failed her. They had both legal cover and medical indications. They had every reason and responsibility to act, they just didn’t – until it was too late for Nicole.

Then there’s the case of Candi Miller. A 41-year-old mother of three with lupus, diabetes, and hypertension, she knew a pregnancy could threaten her life. But instead of seeking medical care, she ordered abortion pills from a Netherlands-based group called AidAccess. She trusted the lie that self-managed abortion is safe and that Georgia would criminalize her if she sought help. That lie, that horrible misinformation, killed her.

She took the abortion pills, and just like in Nicole’s case, the abortion was incomplete. She suffered for days with retained fetal tissue and escalating pain. But instead of calling a doctor, she took a lethal mix of pain medications: fentanyl, Benadryl, and Tylenol, and died in her bed.

Her death wasn’t caused by Georgia law. It was caused by fear, misinformation, and abandonment. Georgia’s LIFE Act allows medical intervention for health emergencies. Her chronic conditions qualified. But abortion activists and media outlets like NewsOne have spent months spinning Georgia’s law as a death sentence for pregnant women. That narrative drove Candi into silence and desperation.

NewsOne isn’t new to this kind of reporting. They consistently push a narrative that frames every abortion restriction as an attack on “healthcare” and “freedom,” while ignoring the real dangers of DIY abortion, online pill mills, and the utter lack of follow-up care. They don’t hold abortion providers accountable. They protect them, no matter the cost.

The deaths of Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller were preventable, but not by repealing pro-life laws. These women needed genuine care, and they needed doctors who would take action. Instead, they got a handful of pills, a lot of false promises, and a system that froze when it mattered most.

Georgia’s LIFE Act protects life, born and unborn. It did not cause these deaths. The abortion industry, reckless prescribers, negligent doctors, and misinformation did.

LifeNews.com Note: Raimundo Rojas is the Outreach Director for the National Right to Life Committee. He is a former president of Florida Right to Life and has presented the pro-life message to millions in Spanish-language media outlets. He represents NRLC at the United Nations as an NGO. Rojas was born in Santiago de las Vegas, Havana, Cuba and he and his family escaped to the United States in 1968.

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