Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia Statement on First Known Post-Dobbs Death

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement based on ProPublica's recent reporting on the tragic death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother who lost her life due to Georgia's extreme abortion ban shortly after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision:

"American women woke to learn their worst fears have been realized-a 28-year-old mother in Georgia was left to die because of the Trump abortion bans. A son lost his mother, a family lost their loved one.

"Two years after her death, she is the first confirmed casualty in the MAGA war on women. It begs the question, how many more women have died, their stories hidden away?

"What we know for certain is this will happen again. It will happen in Texas, and across the country, until we end these cruel bans.

"We must defeat these Trump abortion bans and ensure every woman has access to comprehensive reproductive health care without fear of losing her life."