Georgia
Walz repeats Georgia abortion death falsehood decried by doctors as 'fearmongering'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz claimed during the CBS News Vice Presidential Debate that a woman in Georgia likely died due to the state’s “restrictive” abortion laws after Roe v. Wade was overturned despite doctors previously denouncing such a narrative as “fearmongering.”
“There’s a young woman named Amber Thurman. She happened to be in Georgia, a restrictive state. Because of that, she had to travel a long distance to North Carolina to try and get her care. Amber Thurmond died in that journey back and forth. The fact of the matter is, how can we as a nation say that your life and your rights, as basic as the right to control your own body, is determined on geography,” Walz said during the debate while sparring with Vance on abortion laws.
“There’s a very real chance that if Amber Thurman lived in Minnesota, she would be alive today. That’s why the restoration of Roe v. Wade,” he said.
Walz joined Ohio Sen. JD Vance in New York City Tuesday evening, where the pair squared off on key voter issues this election cycle, including the economy, immigration and abortion.
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Walz’s remarks come after ProPublica published an article last month blaming the deaths of two Georgia women, Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, on the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the state’s new abortion limits after the women received chemically induced abortions in 2022.
Georgia’s heartbeat law states that “no abortion shall be performed if the unborn child has a detectable human heartbeat except in the event of a medical emergency or medically futile pregnancy.”
Members of the Democratic Party, including Vice President Kamala Harris, have cited their deaths as evidence for the need to expand abortion access after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“Good policy, logical policy, moral policy, humane policy is about saying a health care provider will only start providing that care when you’re about to die?” Harris said during an Atlanta campaign event last month, while citing Thurman’s death.
OB-GYNs have since criticized the narrative as a misleading story that is being pushed by the media and Democrats.
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“I was not surprised to see this pro-abortion media try to point the blame at Georgia’s pro-life laws, but, in fact, Georgia’s laws allow doctors to intervene to save the life of the woman,” Charlotte Lozier Institute Vice President and Director of Medical Affairs Dr. Ingrid Skop recently told Fox News Digital.
“I think the focus of the Democratic Party upon abortion as an issue is only because the American people do not understand the laws. Many times, women are hurt by abortions. It is not necessary for women to live their best life. And, of course, it’s the fearmongering and lies that have led us to this place where we are today, where people even think there would be a reason to point at the law.”
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., and state Rep. Mark Newton have also come out to say they don’t believe Georgia laws had anything to do with Thurman’s death, alleging it was caused by complications from abortion pills because doctors may have waited too long to intercede.
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“We never deny a woman an abortion because it’s going to harm her in some way. She will always be protected,” McCormick said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
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“You have every right to an abortion, even with that heartbeat law,” he continued. “So, let’s make that very clear right now. When they say there’s no exceptions, there’s never any law in any state where there’s no exceptions. That doesn’t exist. That’s simply not the way it works. The mother’s life is always protected. With that said, it doesn’t mean it’s easy to get an abortion just because you have a complication or because something goes wrong.”
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Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Kornick and Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
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How to buy Georgia Bulldogs vs. Auburn Tigers tickets
SEC opponents face off when the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers play on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Sanford Stadium.
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Georgia vs. Auburn betting odds, lines, spreads
- Spread favorite: Bulldogs (-24)
- Moneyline favorite: Bulldogs (-2857)
- Total: 52.5 (O: -112, U: -108)
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Georgia Bulldogs schedule
- Week 1: Aug. 31 at 12:00 p.m. ET vs. Clemson Tigers, 34-3 win
- Week 2: Sept. 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET vs. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 48-3 win
- Week 3: Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kentucky Wildcats, 13-12 win
- Week 5: Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Alabama Crimson Tide, 41-34 loss
- Week 6: Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. Auburn Tigers
- Week 7: Oct. 12 at 4:15 p.m. ET vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Week 8: Oct. 19 at Texas Longhorns
- Week 10: Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. Florida Gators
- Week 11: Nov. 9 at Ole Miss Rebels
- Week 12: Nov. 16 vs. Tennessee Volunteers
- Week 13: Nov. 23 at 12:45 p.m. ET vs. UMass Minutemen
- Week 14: Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Georgia Bulldogs stats
- Georgia owns the 44th-ranked offense this season (431.5 yards per game), and has been even better defensively, ranking 24th-best with just 288.3 yards allowed per game.
- On the defensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs have been a top-25 unit, ranking 18th-best by giving up just 14.8 points per game. They rank 52nd on offense (32.3 points per game).
- Georgia has been a tough opponent for opposing teams in the passing game, with a top-25 ranking in both passing offense (19th-best with 302.3 passing yards per game) and passing defense (25th-best with 162 passing yards allowed per game) this year.
- The Bulldogs rank 102nd in run offense (129.3 rushing yards per game) and 57th in run defense (126.3 rushing yards allowed per game) this season.
Auburn Tigers schedule
- Week 1: Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. Alabama A&M Bulldogs, 73-3 win
- Week 2: Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. California Golden Bears, 21-14 loss
- Week 3: Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. New Mexico Lobos, 45-19 win
- Week 4: Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, 24-14 loss
- Week 5: Sept. 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET vs. Oklahoma Sooners, 27-21 loss
- Week 6: Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Georgia Bulldogs
- Week 8: Oct. 19 at Missouri Tigers
- Week 9: Oct. 26 at Kentucky Wildcats
- Week 10: Nov. 2 vs. Vanderbilt Commodores
- Week 12: Nov. 16 at 12:45 p.m. ET vs. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
- Week 13: Nov. 23 vs. Texas A&M Aggies
- Week 14: Nov. 30 at Alabama Crimson Tide
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Auburn Tigers stats
- Auburn’s offense has been excelling, piling up 466 total yards per game (23rd-best) this season. On defense, it ranks 50th by surrendering 329 total yards per game.”s offense has been excelling, piling up 466 total yards per game (23rd-best) this season. On defense, it ranks 50th by surrendering 329 total yards per game.
- The Tigers rank 42nd in the FBS with 33.4 points per contest on offense, and they rank 37th with 18.8 points surrendered per game on defense.
- Auburn’s pass offense has been thriving, posting 294.8 passing yards per game (25th-best) this season. Defensively, it ranks 67th by surrendering 208 passing yards per game.
- The Tigers are putting up 171.2 rushing yards per contest on offense this season (62nd-ranked). Meanwhile, they are allowing 121 rushing yards per game (47th-ranked) on defense.
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Opinion: One missed Peach Bowl field goal keeps Georgia’s Kirby Smart from being Ohio State’s Ryan Day
WATCH: Kirby Smart Press Conference after loss to Alabama
WATCH: Kirby Smart Press Conference after loss to Alabama
The ball dropped in the Big Apple, the kick hooked in Atlanta, the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, and Kirby Smart claimed a victory that cemented our perception that Georgia’s coach stands as a resolute winner.
When Ohio State’s field-goal attempt in the final seconds of the 2022 Peach Bowl sailed left while the calendar rolled into a new year, it affected perception of Ryan Day, too. Day persistently falls short in his biggest games.
But, what if the Buckeyes had made that 50-yard attempt? Then, we’d view Smart and Day a lot more similarly.
Georgia’s dramatic 42-41 comeback victory against the Buckeyes 21 months ago came in a College Football Playoff semifinal, but it served as the de facto national championship. Georgia crushed overmatched TCU nine days later.
Ohio State would have done the same to TCU if it had made the field goal to beat Georgia. TCU’s defense was not equipped to handle the Buckeyes’ firepower that pushed Georgia to the brink.
In that alternate universe, Smart and Day would have one national championship apiece.
Shoulda, woulda, coulda, right?
As the saying goes, if ‘if’ was a fifth, we’d all be drunk. And Day would have as many titles as Smart.
Day doesn’t, so we view each differently. That’s appropriate, because national championships form the ultimate metric of coaching success. But, when I reconsider that New Year’s Eve night, one field goal separates Smart from being Day, and from Day being Smart.
The Buckeyes whipped Georgia for three quarters. Then, Ohio State’s star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. exited with a concussion, and the Buckeyes failed to protect a 14-point lead. Day didn’t have his best coaching moments in the fourth quarter, and that damaged his reputation, especially on the heels of his loss to Michigan one month previously.
I started thinking about Day and his Buckeyes after Georgia lost 41-34 at Alabama on Saturday.
Why?
Because, like Day, Smart persistently beats nearly everyone he faces.
Except that, like Day, Smart consistently loses games against the other premier program in his respective conference.
Smart, though, does not face the same degree of big-game scrutiny that Day encounters, in part because that field goal missed in Atlanta.
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Kirby Smart fizzles vs. Alabama, much like Ryan Day against Michigan
Smart only scaled the Alabama mountain one time. He’s now 1-6 against the Tide. Day, to the great chagrin of Buckeyes fans, is 1-3 against Michigan.
If Day loses to Michigan this season, fuming Buckeyes fans undoubtedly will issue demands to, fire everybody! Other than perhaps a few crazies, no one issued such edicts after Smart’s latest disappointment against Alabama.
Smart’s two national championships provide the ultimate shield. They uphold his reputation in a way that Day’s 11-0 combined record against Penn State and Michigan State does not.
Also working in Smart’s favor: Alabama, while sharing comparable footing with Georgia inside the SEC, is not Georgia’s biggest rival. Smart is 20-4 against rivals Florida, Auburn and Georgia Tech. He’ll go for an eighth consecutive win against Auburn on Saturday.
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Michigan is, literally, The Game for Ohio State, and so what if Day’s Buckeyes thumped Sparty 38-7 last weekend?
Day’s .882 winning percentage trumps Smart’s .851 clip, but they’re not on the same plane, because that all-important national championship tally shows two to zip in Smart’s favor.
Anybody can win one national championship. OK, not anyone, but Gene Chizik and Ed Orgeron won one. To win two placed Smart into rarefied air and built a layer of reputational defense against repeated losses to Alabama.
Smart won his first national championship came in his sixth season. He previously lost a national championship – to Alabama, who else? – in Year 2.
Day also lost a national championship to Alabama to culminate his second season. He’s now in his sixth season. His No. 3 Buckeyes are undefeated entering a game against Iowa. And that’s just dandy, but it’ll mean squat if he loses again to Michigan.
One more point in Kirby Smart’s favor in Ryan Day comparison
It’s also relevant to distinguish that these coaches inherited programs in different places of their trajectory.
Day grabbed the keys to Urban Meyer’s sportscar. Comparatively, Smart stepped into a Georgia garage that, for years, housed Mark Richt’s sturdy but unremarkable Toyota Camry. Smart transformed Georgia into a mean machine. He accelerated the program with elite recruiting and by instilling a higher degree of urgency. He also catapulted Georgia to the elite stratosphere while Nick Saban’s dynasty hummed and while LSU produced one of college football’s best seasons ever.
Smart’s Bulldogs elbowed their way to the top and then stayed on top for a second season.
Smart’s achievements are undeniably impressive, and they’re superior to Day’s.
And still, Smart melts against Alabama, while he gets red in the face, and he becomes a meme in a cockeyed visor.
Kalen DeBoer proved that Nick Saban isn’t the only Alabama coach who can win a chess match against Smart.
“We had a solution to everything they were going to present to us,” Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe said after torching Smart’s defense with 491 yards of offense.
Smart shrugged it off. Asked about his repeated losses to Alabama, Smart offered this gobsmacking response: “What’s everybody else’s record against them, you know? Has anybody got one better than 1-6 that’s played them (that many times)?”
Imagine if Day spoke so flippantly about his losing record against Michigan. He can’t, because Michigan is Ohio State’s top rival. And he can’t, because a field goal sailed wide of the uprights at midnight.
These two coaches compare in some ways, and, in other ways, not at all. One missed kick relegates Day to a crowded rung of accomplished coaches with no national championships, while Smart belongs to an exclusive back-to-back club that provides him the ultimate credibility and reputation protection, even as he succumbs to the Tide.
Blake Toppmeyer is the USA TODAY Network’s national college football columnist. Email him at BToppmeyer@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter @btoppmeyer.
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