Kamala Harris Fails to Put the Blame Where It Belongs

WASHINGTON—While on the campaign trail in Georgia on Friday, Kamala Harris gruesomely exploited the tragic deaths of two women for political purposes. Harris falsely claimed that the deaths of two women in Georgia from chemical abortions were the fault of Georgia’s protective laws.

She is wrong.

Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000, mifepristone is used in combination with misoprostol, a prostaglandin, to cause an abortion. Mifepristone blocks progesterone, leading to the death of the unborn baby, while the second drug, misoprostol, causes powerful, painful uterine contractions to expel the dead or dying baby.

When the FDA gave initial approval for the abortion drug, safeguards for women were established. An exam was conducted before the pills were given in order to diagnose serious health issues, including an ectopic pregnancy, which can be fatal. Another visit was required after taking the pills to ensure the abortion was complete, including the expulsion of fetal remains. If the Biden-Harris administration had not lifted those safety requirements, Ms. Thurman and Ms. Miller would likely be alive today.

In addition, the Biden-Harris administration showed complete disregard for safety protocols for women by allowing pharmacists to dispense abortion drugs, even allowing them to be sent by mail.

Tim Walz supported these changes. He signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the abortion drug mifepristone.

The following is a statement from Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life.

Amber Thurman and Candi Miller did not die because a law denied treatment.

Amber Thurman’s babies died from a successful, legal, abortion. Amber died from known complications of the FDA-approved chemical abortion pill combination, followed by medical incompetence.  

Candi Miller also took the abortion pills, but the abortion was incomplete and the remains of her dead baby were not expelled from her uterus. As her health deteriorated, Candi sadly did not seek medical treatment and died.

A factsheet about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone can be found here.

Kamala Harris’s record on life can be found here.

Tim Walz’s record on life can here.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right-to-life affiliates, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. NRLC works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.