Legislative State: Georgia

Georgia’s abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were told that what had been legal that morning was no longer legal in the state and sent home. Melissa Grant, chief operating officer of Carafem, a Washington, D.C.-based group that operates a reproductive health clinic … Continued

A federal appeals court ruled today that Georgia will become the next state to ban aboritons. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the state’s heartbeat law can go into effect, saving babies with beating hearts from abortions. Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Georgia officials asked a federal court to … Continued

Republican Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter and Republican New York Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced legislation Thursday that would prevent federal funding for transportation to get an abortion. The legislation, titled the Defunding Abortion Transportation Act, says that states cannot provide non-emergency medical transportation funds (NEMT) to transport individuals to receive an abortion, according to a copy … Continued

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — (The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from, “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” April 16, 1963) One must now ponder more deeply this question: How can the American Dream, and the dream of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. survive if we literally murder our children? … Continued

As the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I had the honor of growing up in a family with a vibrant history of defending civil rights. As we all know, my uncle played a key role in ensuring equal rights for all of God’s children — no matter their skin tone. But today, the … Continued