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News Articles: abortion ban

The Food and Drug Administration announced it has  loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it to be dispensed by more pharmacies and without an in-person exam.

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Abortion pills should be easier to get. That doesn't mean that they will be

Changes by the FDA mean patients won't have to schedule in-person exams to get a prescription. That opens the door for more pharmacies to provide the medication. But not everyone will have access.

January 05, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Sydney Lupkin
Georgia state Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick, a Lithonia Democrat, has filed a resolution urging Congress to form a reparations commission.

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First bill of next year’s General Assembly session targets Georgia’s abortion ban  

ATLANTA — The first bill prefiled for the 2023 legislative session takes aim at one of the hottest political topics in Georgia, a law that bans abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy. 

December 01, 2022
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
Abortion protest

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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates abortion ban

The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state's ban of abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

November 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Abortion protest

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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
A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

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Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion after 6 weeks

Georgia's ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy has been overturned by a judge. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's ruling Tuesday applies statewide.

November 15, 2022
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  • Associated Press
People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.

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Trial over Georgia's restrictive abortion law to begin

A trial to determine whether Georgia can continue to ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy is set to begin in an Atlanta courtroom. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney has scheduled two days of testimony starting Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to strike down the law.

October 24, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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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

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At conservative Christian conference, Kemp skirts mention of Georgia’s anti-abortion law

Republican incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp addressed a crowd at a three-day conservative Chritisan summit on Thursday, but made little mention of the state's recently implemented 2019 abortion law.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at a campaign event in Eatonton, GA, on Sept. 7, 2022. Abrams  continues to push on issues like health care and workforce development as she crisscrosses the state on her “One Georgia” tour.

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Abrams 'One Georgia' tour uses health care reform to connect with rural voters

The Stacey Abrams campaign makes its way through Southwest Georgia emphasizing Medicaid expansion, education and workforce development. 

September 09, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
Missouri and American flags fly outside Planned Parenthood June 24, 2022, in St. Louis. Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections, pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.

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Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections. It's pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.

August 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade.

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Judge refuses to immediately block Georgia abortion ban

A state judge has refused to immediately stop enforcement of Georgia's restrictive abortion law. The law took effect last month, weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

August 15, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 Attorney Julia Stone speaks with reporters outside the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse in Atlanta. Stone was one of the attorneys who presented arguments Monday in a case that could put a hold on Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

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Georgia’s anti-abortion law could again be temporarily blocked

 

A Fulton County judge could soon decide whether to once again temporarily block Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, which a federal appeals court allowed to take effect last month.

August 09, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
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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  • Sofi Gratas
Abortion protest

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Saying plaintiffs ‘have no case,’ state lawyers urge judge to let Georgia abortion ban take effect

Parties filed final briefs in the court case against Georgia's 2019 abortion ban after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections. A judge will now decide whether or not the law can take effect.

July 18, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Nea Walker hangs a sign on the fence in front of the Georgia State Capitol while protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on Sunday, June 26, 2022.

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  • Health

Under HB 481's 6-week abortion ban, many people will realistically have just 2 weeks to seek one

Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia's House Bill 481 into law in 2019. The legislation remains tied up in federal courts, but in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, HB 481's ban after six weeks gestation has abortion providers— and women from Georgia and neighboring states — bracing for a new plan of care.

July 15, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
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