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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.