Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublicaās Report on Amber Thurman, Candi Miller Deaths ā ProPublica
In a letter, the stateās public health commissioner said the action was taken because āconfidential information provided to the Maternal Mor
Georgia officials have dismissed all members of a state committee charged with investigating deaths of pregnant women. The move came in response to ProPublica having obtained internal reports detailing two deaths.
ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee hadĀ determined were preventable. They were the first reported cases of women whoĀ died without access to care restricted by a state abortion ban, and they unleashed a torrent of outrage over the fatal consequences of such laws. The womenās stories became a central discussion in the presidential campaign and ballot initiatives involving abortion access in 10 states.
