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Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, U.S., June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

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GPB morning headlines for June 29, 2022

Savannah’s only medical facility providing surgical abortion has closed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its Emergency Operations Center in response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Conservative groups are pushing Gov. Brian Kemp to do more to prevent abortions.

A filmmaker who recorded interviews with Donald Trump in the final months of the former president’s administration has been subpoenaed to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia.

June 29, 2022
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Atlanta protests Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision

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Some Georgia DAs pledge they will not prosecute abortion crimes

Local elected officials plan to push back against state’s strict abortion law.

June 28, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston

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GPB evening headlines for June 28, 2022

Some Georgia district attorneys say they’ll push back against Georgia’s strict abortion law.

Many Georgia businesses are offering added benefits for their employees who may need abortion care.

June 28, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
[10:20 AM] Grant Blankenship Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday, June 20, 2022, in Lexington, S.C. Today marked the first day COVID-19 vaccinations were made available to children under 5 in the United States. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

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The COVID vaccine for kids under 5 is finally here. But your pediatrician might not carry it

COVID vaccines for kids under age 5 were approved last week in a major development to tackle the pandemic. Health experts are telling parents to contact their pediatricians for a shot. But for many, that’s not an option. 

June 28, 2022
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  • Sofi Gratas
protest at GA capitol

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Political Rewind: Timeline on Georgia abortion law challenge; Jan. 6 committee stops pause

Tuesday on Political Rewind: As a federal appeals court asks for arguments in the case of Georgia's heartbeat bill, our panel analyzes the state's record in keeping pregnant mothers and infants healthy. Plus, the Supreme Court might have opened the door for prayer in public schools. 

June 28, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Okefenokee swamp

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Mining company sues Army Corps over project near Okefenokee

Conservation groups have protested the project since it was first proposed in 2019, saying it threatens to disrupt the flow of water into and out of the environmentally and culturally important swamp.

June 28, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
A crowd of people holding signs in protest of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

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Blue state businesses offer travel money for employees in need of abortion care

Companies are increasingly asked to weigh in on social and political issues. Many are now putting benefits packages where their mouths are.

June 28, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Protestors Hold A Demonstration Against Georgia's Heart Bill, HB 481

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State lawmakers: Georgia's abortion law's journey filled with tension and 'political theater'

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that guaranteed a women's right to obtain an abortion. Georgia lawmakers' responses to the ruling remained tied to how they voted for the state's "heartbeat" bill in 2019.

June 28, 2022
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  • Donna Lowry
 Georgia NAACP President James Woodall spoke outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse at a July 2020 press conference detailing a lawsuit asking a judge to change the election process used to select Georgia PSC commissioners. The suit alleges the process delivers white candidates who fail to adequately represent Black Georgians.

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Federal trial starts, claiming Black voters disenfranchised by Georgia PSC elections

On Monday, lawyers delivered opening statements and the first witnesses took the stand in an Atlanta U.S. District courtroom as the Rose vs. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger lawsuit got its first hearing. Four Black residents of Fulton and DeKalb counties residents allege that the voting strength of Black people is eroded by a statewide election process used to elect the Public Service Commission.

June 28, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Diane Derzis, owner of the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., pauses as she gathers her thoughts at a news conference on her reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Friday, June 24, 2022. Derzis also owns a clinic in Columbus, Ga.

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In Columbus, an abortion clinic is in high demand from other states with no access

Diane Derzis thought she was prepared for Roe v. Wade, and the constitutional right to an abortion, to be overturned. At clinics she owns across the South, she had, in fact, been preparing for months. 

“Then you get there and it’s like ‘Oh my God,’” Derzis said. 

June 28, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Hundreds attended a rally Sunday in Macon in protest of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. After a brief march, attendees, one after the other, shared their stories of abortion, access and choice.

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PHOTOS: Georgians react to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

Protestors took to the streets across Georgia over the last several days to voice their opinion of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday. Here are scenes from some of those demonstrations in Atlanta and Macon.

June 27, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff
The Supreme Court

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Political Rewind: Georgia's six-week ban on abortions pending in courts, candidates respond

Monday on Political Rewind: The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade led to a weekend full of uncertainty. Will abortion rights motivate voters to turn out in November?

June 27, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A closeup of a person's nose, mouth and hand while smoking a cigarette

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Menthol cigarettes next up for FDA ban list after Juul vaping products

A public comment period has been extended until Aug. 2 for anyone including public health experts, parents, smokers, and former smokers to tell the U.S. Food and Drug Administration what they think about a proposed rule to prohibit menthol cigarettes.

June 26, 2022
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The Supreme Court

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Political Rewind: The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade — here's what it means for Georgia

Friday at 2 p.m. on Political Rewind: The team hosted a live panel in reaction to the breaking news of The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. 

 

 

 

June 24, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Natalie Mendenhall
Women protest outside the State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, June 25, 2022 the day of the Roe v. Wade decision.

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Post-Roe: What lies ahead for Georgia’s women

Women share abortion experiences, worry about reproductive care in a state with high maternal mortality rates.

June 24, 2022
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  • Sonia Chajet Wides and
  • Kate Griem
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