Posted on 10/20/2025 6:50:57 PM PDT by Morgana
The mother of a woman who died after taking the abortion pill has announced her support for former Georgia state Senator Jason Esteves as candidate for governor, in hopes of overturning the state's pro-life law.
Key Takeaways:
* Shanette Williams is the mother of Amber Thurman, who died in Georgia in 2022 after taking the abortion pill.
* Williams is supporting former state Sen. Jason Esteves in his bid for governor because he wants to overturn the state's pro-life law.
* Thurman died of sepsis, a known complication of the abortion pill, after doctors failed to give her a timely D&C to remove the infected tissue from her uterus.
* Georgia's Life Act does not prohibit the D&C procedure, but prohibits its use to intentionally kill a preborn baby who has a heartbeat.
* The Georgia law did not prevent doctors from treating Thurman. Rather, they delayed treatment for an unknown reason, and her death could be the result of medical neglect.
The Details:
Shanette Williams, the mother of Amber Thurman, a woman who died in Georgia in 2022 after taking the abortion pill, is supporting Esteves for governor because he is pro-abortion. Williams called Esteves a "champion for women," saying she trusts him to fight to overturn the state's pro-life law protecting most preborn children from abortion once their heartbeat is detectable (usually at about six weeks, though the heart first begins beating and pumping blood at three weeks after fertilization). Thumbnail for Baby Development Week by Week
During a legislative hearing in June, Williams said that Thurman died of sepsis, which she believes could have been avoided with a D&C procedure that is used in both first-trimester abortions and miscarriage treatment.
“She didn’t just die. She was murdered by the people who took the oath to do no harm,” Williams said at the hearing.
"My daughter's death has been the greatest loss of my life, but I refuse to stay silent," she said. "I have to fight — and I know Jason will fight alongside me."
Esteves said, "We must continue to speak Amber Nicole Thurman's name — but that alone is not enough. When I'm governor, I will fight to overturn Georgia's abortion ban and restore reproductive freedom in our state." Thurman suffered complications from the abortion pill
Capitol Beat reported on Williams' endorsement of Esteves, saying, "Williams’ daughter, Amber Nicole Thurman, died after doctors delayed removing remnants of her fetus after she self-aborted with pills."
Thurman was never denied an abortion, and she received the abortion she wanted after traveling to North Carolina.
Implying that she "self-aborted" is an attempt to present her abortion as one carried out without medical guidance. Thurman saw an abortionist, who gave her the abortion pill and sent her on her way. It's a practice the abortion industry has been moving towards for years. Thurman took the abortion pill at the abortion facility, likely believing it to be safe (thanks to decades of propaganda and lies) and then took the second pill at home, where she ultimately experienced a common complication of the abortion pill: infection.
The infection didn't happen because Georgia has a pro-life law. Overturning Georgia's Life Act will not fix the real problem: abortion comes with real risks.
A recent analysis, “The Abortion Pill Harms Women,” revealed that nearly 11% of women (10.93%) who take mifepristone experience sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or other serious or life-threatening adverse events. This means one in ten women experience at least one serious complication from taking mifepristone within 45 days — 22 times higher than the “less than 0.5 percent” serious adverse events rate reported by the FDA on the mifepristone label, according to this study. Thurman's death was likely the result of medical neglect
Williams argued that her daughter's death could have been avoided if doctors had not withheld the D&C for at least 17 hours. She's right, but she mistakenly blames the state's pro-life law for this tragedy.
A D&C is a procedure used to diagnose and treat numerous uterine conditions, as well as miscarriage when medically warranted, and is not merely used for induced abortion procedures. D&Cs are not prohibited in Georgia, but deliberately killing a baby using a D&C procedure is. Doctors could have and should have carried out a D&C on Thurman; her baby had already died.
Thurman's complications began quickly after taking the abortion pill, but after four days, she hadn't sought help, and her symptoms had worsened. After she vomited blood, her boyfriend called for an ambulance. It was determined that Thurman was experiencing sepsis, a serious, life-threatening infection that is a known risk of the abortion pill. Sepsis can take hold very quickly, and treatment must not be delayed.
Mifepristone (the first drug in the abortion pill regimen) comes with a “black box warning.” This warning states that “patients with serious bacterial infections and sepsis can present without fever, bacteremia or significant findings on pelvic examination. A high index of suspicion is needed to rule out serious infection and sepsis.” It also says, “Prolonged heavy bleeding may be a sign of incomplete abortion or other complications and prompt medical or surgical intervention may be needed.”
What. The. Heck is wrong with this woman?!
“What. The. Heck is wrong with this woman?!”
Someone here please tell me!! I don’t know!
She let her daughter kill her grandkid.
She’s a POS.
STFU, human garbage.
“...after doctors failed to give her a timely D&C to remove the infected tissue from her uterus.”
Infected Tissue = A BABY! Ugh!
The daughter was collateral damage of the murder of her grandchild. The baby’s the only one I feel sorry for here
Unreal, lost her daughter, and a grandchild, and she doubles down and wants MORE abortion.
The democratic mind is hard to fathom.
these pro-abortion people are so delusional and are easily swayed
Forrest Gump said it best.
Someone here please tell me!! I don’t know!
Abortion is the high holy sacrament of feminism. They will sacrifice their born children to keep access to the ability to kill their unborn children
In short they are evil.
Her daughter was simply collateral damage.
” Abortion is the high holy sacrament of feminism. They will sacrifice their born children to keep access to the ability to kill their unborn children
In short they are evil. “
Thanks. I’ll buy that answer. I just can’t imagine.
And what about the baby?
Following in her daughter’s footsteps.
Poster girl for today’s Dem party.
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