EMILYs List Statement on the Tragic Passing of Josseli Barnica Due to Trump Abortion Ban in Texas
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today ProPublica and The Texas Tribune co-published the story of Josseli Barnica, a Texas woman who lost her life after being denied medically necessary reproductive health care due to the Texas abortion ban. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement in response:
“Today we learned of yet another mother, Josseli Barnica, who did not return home to her family because a Trump abortion ban denied her life-saving abortion care. Her death, like those of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller – was preventable. Donald Trump is the architect of the reproductive health care crisis we face in this country and women like Josseli Barnica are paying a devastating price. This is horrifying and unacceptable. In six days, we must elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic pro-choice women up and down the ballot who will fight to restore reproductive freedom.”
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