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Georgia asks court to immediately reinstate abortion ban

Georgia officials have asked a court to immediately block a judge's ruling striking down the state's abortion ban. The ruling allowed the procedure to again be performed beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.

November 18, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Abortion protest

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Judge hears arguments in state constitutional challenge of abortion ban

Georgia’s strict abortion ban was debated again in court this week as part of a bench trial in a constitutional challenge of the recently implemented law.

October 26, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Looking at issues voters care about; Quinnipiac poll says Abrams and Kemp are tied

Thursday on Political Rewind: Our panel looks at polled responses in yesterday's poll from GPB News, the AJC, and the Georgia News Collaborative. Voters were asked about a variety of hot-button issues. Plus, a new poll from Quinnipiac says the governor's race is too close to call.
 

October 13, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee
Atlanta protests Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision

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Judge: Georgia Abortion law challenge will be heard before Election Day

A court will hear oral arguments in the new state constitutional challenge of Georgia’s strict abortion law later this month. On Wednesday, a Fulton County judge shot down a motion to delay the case until after the consequential Nov. 8 midterms.

 

October 06, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Dr. Nisha Verma, of Georgia, left, listens as Dr. Kristin Lyerly, right, from Wisconsin, speaks during a meeting of the reproductive rights task force in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also attended the meeting. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Georgia doctor testifies for White House reproductive access task force

Seventeen states, including Georgia, have banned or further restricted abortion access in the 100 days since the overturning of  Roe v. Wade. Stakeholders met at the White House Tuesday to hear testimony from physicians about the aftermath.

October 05, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
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A judge blocks the Indiana abortion ban a week after it took effect

Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution.

September 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp campaigns with Nikki Haley

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Kemp defends strict abortion law on campaign trail with Nikki Haley

Republican incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp praised the Supreme Court's ruling in June that returned the decision on abortion care back to states.

September 12, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

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Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

August 11, 2022
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  • Kristen Schorsch
Dr. Nicole Scott, the residency program director at Indiana's largest teaching hospital, is worried what the near-total ban on abortion in the state means for her hospital's ability to recruit and retain the best doctors.

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Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.

August 10, 2022
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  • Farah Yousry
The Cobb County board of elections voted to ask county commissioners for funding to mail absentee applications to active voters for November.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Republicans mobilize election volunteers, teachers go back to school

Friday on Political Rewind: After claiming the 2020 election was rigged, Republicans are mobilizing election volunteers and disputing individual voter registrations statewide. Plus, teachers are better-paid this school year, but they face new restrictions on teaching race and gender.

July 29, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A Delta Air Lines plane sits at the International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with a solitary international traveler trying to get a flight home amid European travel restrictions Monday, March 16, 2020, in Atlanta. International and domestic air travel has been hammered by the coronavirus. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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People in the South are traveling hundreds of miles to Florida for abortion access

A wave of strict abortion bans in the Southeast is putting pressure on states with more accessible timelines.

July 26, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
Abortion protest

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Abortion rights advocates file new challenge of Georgia abortion ban

Abortion rights advocates and providers have filed a new lawsuit against Georgia's strict abortion ban in state court.

July 26, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit said Monday it will hold off ruling on Georgia’s anti-abortion litigation until the nation’s highest court settles a case that could have implications for Georgia’s 2019 law.

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Abortion clinics in legal limbo following immediate activation of Georgia ban

Abortion clinics were forced to turn patients away following a decision by federal court to enact Georgia House Bill 481 without a grace period.

July 22, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Stacey Abrams

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Georgia Democrats tee up fight over abortion access at ballot box

Abortion access is poised to take center stage in Democrats’ campaign to beat Republicans on the ballot in November after the state’s strict abortion law took effect.

July 21, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Protestors at state capitol

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Political Rewind: Georgia's six-week ban on abortions is now law, effective immediately

Thursday on Political Rewind: Yesterday, a federal appeals court allowed Georgia House Bill 481 to take effect immediately, restricting abortion access after around six weeks with few exceptions. Our panel breaks down the ruling, the political implications, and the future of abortion access in Georgia.

July 21, 2022
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  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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