Maternal near-miss survivors, abortion-rights advocates speak out against Georgia's 6-week ban

Abortion-rights activists took to the streets of Atlanta to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2022. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Around two months into Avery Davis Bell’s pregnancy with her second son last year, she started bleeding. 

“We remained optimistic,” she said. 

But over the coming weeks, Bell’s bleeding worsened. Eventually, doctors gave her an iron infusion and ordered bed rest. But her condition continued to deteriorate.