Abortion bans are killing women. Extremists are putting more lives at risk.
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 7:30pm ET, Shanette Williams, whose daughter, Amber Nicole Thurman, lost her life as a result of Georgia’s abortion ban, and Turiya Tomlin-Randall, whose sister, Candi Miller was killed by the state’s ban, will join Free & Just, community members, and local leaders for a vigil at Free & Just’s mural in Atlanta, to mark the third anniversary of Amber’s passing and demand justice for all those impacted by abortion bans.
In November 2024, ProPublica reported on the preventable deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, two mothers who lost their lives as a result of Georgia’s extreme abortion ban. Details included in reports from Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which investigates pregnancy-related deaths in the state, confirm that both women’s deaths were preventable, and the result of limited access to timely medical care.
Shanette Williams only learned of the details of her daughter’s passing after ProPublica’s investigation surfaced previously withheld information. In response to ProPublica’s reporting, officials in Georgia dismissed all members of the state’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee, which investigates the deaths of pregnant women across the state.
Instead of working to keep Georgia women safe, or addressing the state’s alarmingly high maternal mortality rate among Black women, Georgia health authorities are circling the wagons, and attempting to make it more difficult to understand how and why pregnant women across Georgia are suffering poor pregnancy outcomes, and even preventable deaths.
Abortion bans are killing women across the country, and instead of working to expand access to care, Trump and extremists in Congress just jammed through dangerous cuts that will strip millions of people from health care, leaving more lives at risk.
Join Shanette Williams, Turiya Tomlin-Randall, and Free & Just to honor those impacted by Georgia’s abortion ban and spotlight what is at stake as extremists work to roll back our rights even further.
WHAT: Dusk vigil honoring Amber Nicole Thurman, Candi Miller, and all affected by Georgia’s abortion ban
WHO: Shanette Williams, mother of Amber Nicole Thurman
Turiya Tomlin-Randall, sister of Candi Miller
Family, community members, and local leaders
WHEN: Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 PM ET
WHERE: Please RSVP to Kelly Rimar (kelly@freeandjust.us) for event address and logistics
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