{"id":37456,"date":"2024-11-04T12:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=37456"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T20:43:17","slug":"terrifying-ad-shows-deadly-impact-of-gop-abortion-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/terrifying-ad-shows-deadly-impact-of-gop-abortion-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Terrifying’ Ad Shows Deadly Impact of GOP Abortion Bans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a new ad from Progress Action Fund, a woman is seen suffering a miscarriage while her partner is told by a Republican congressman that she can’t have life-saving abortion care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Image: screenshot\/Progress Action Fund)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ad was released as Americans learn of a growing number of women who have died because doctors would not provide standard miscarriage and abortion care under state abortion bans.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

JULIA CONLEY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nov 03, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Dr. Davis, what do I do?” asks a man frantically, kneeling near his partner as she writhes in pain on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“John, she needs an abortion, or she’s going to die from the pregnancy,” answers the doctor over the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a Republican congressman suddenly appears and tells the man, “That’s not happening,” explaining that abortion care is now banned because the GOP is in control of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scenario plays out in the latest ad from Progress Action Fund, a Democratic political action committee that’s produced a number of viral videos focusing on how Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s policies and those outlined in the right-wing agenda Project 2025 would impact both men and women’s ability to make private decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the ad, the Republican lawmaker tells the man, “I won the last election, so it’s my decision” whether the woman is able to receive the standard care needed to end her pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Don’t worry, you can still have children,” he tells the man. “Just not with her.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ad went viral on social media late Saturday, the day after ProPublica<\/em> reported on Nevaeh Crain<\/a>, an 18-year-old in Texas who died last year at six months pregnant, when she was diagnosed with sepsis\u2014a fast-moving and potentially deadly condition that can result from an infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which threatens doctors with prison time if they terminate a pregnancy before a fetal heartbeat has stopped, Crain made three emergency room visits and was required to have multiple ultrasounds as she became increasingly ill. By the time doctors confirmed “fetal demise,” Crain’s organs had begun failing. She died hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigative outlet has also reported on the deaths of another woman in Texas\u2014Josseli Barnica<\/a>\u2014and two women in Georgia, Amber Nicole Thurman <\/a>and Candi Miller<\/a>\u2014from state abortion bans since Roe v. Wade <\/em>was overturned in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is a healthcare crisis and Donald Trump<\/a> is the architect of this crisis,” said<\/a> Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a>, the Democratic presidential nominee, after the two Georgia women’s deaths came to light in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abortion bans and restrictions like those in Texas now exist in 21 states. Both Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) have expressed support<\/a> for a nationwide ban on abortion care\u2014a position from which they have both attempted to distance themselves as polls have increasingly shown<\/a> a majority of voters support access to abortion care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other viral ads <\/a>by Progress Action Fund have been more risqu\u00e9 and have even used absurdist humor to warn voters about Project 2025’s proposal to ban pornography and emergency contraception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With two days to go until Election Day, the “terrifying but important” ad released<\/a> Saturday shows that “MAGA abortion bans are killing our wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters,” said nonprofit progressive advocacy group DemCast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They’re willing to risk your wife’s heartbeat,”\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Eleven Films, a progressive film production company. “Are you?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JULIA CONLEY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Conley is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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