Georgia State Rep. Inga Willis: Georgia’s Body Politics Prove to be a Death Sentence

Georgia State Representative Inga Willis has penned an op-ed regarding Georgia’s six-week abortion ban which resulted in the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller. (Photo submitted by Georgia State Rep. Inga Willis)This week, from the bench of the Fulton County Superior Court, Judge Robert McBurney issued a ruling that shifts Georgia’s abortion restrictions from the six-week ban back to 22 weeks of pregnancy. A glimpse of reproductive freedom appeared, only to be quickly overshadowed by the attorney general’s intent to appeal.Although we’ve entered the official beginning of fall, this moment in America feels like anything but a season of necessary change. With less than 35 days until a historic presidential election—where, for the first time, a Black woman could be elected President of the United States—this period emerges as one of profound societal contrasts.“The Black Woman’s Body was never hers alone” – Fannie Lou HamerTwo preventable deaths have resulted from Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. Amber Thurman and Candi Miller died in Georgia, underscoring the disparity between valued lives and those sacrificed by restrictive Republican laws. “Legal restrictions hinder our ability to intervene when a mother’s life is at risk, forcing us to wait until she’s in grave danger—when our...