What you should know about the death of Amber Thurman and the abortion ban in Georgia

A young Georgia mother has died because of the state's strict abortion laws, leaving behind a six-year-old son, according to a ProPublica investigation released Monday.

The story, reported by Kavitha Surana, centers on the life and death of Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old nursing assistant and nursing student who died because doctors were late in providing the woman with necessary care following complications from a medication abortion, the investigation found.

In a second article, Surana reported on another Georgia woman named Candi Miller who died because she did not seek medical care “due to current pregnancy and abortion laws.”

To tell their stories, ProPublica reviewed medical documents, autopsies and official reports from state committees, interviewed family members and loved ones, spoke with government officials and consulted medical experts, doctors from across the state and the U.S. and people in hospitals.