KENNESAW, Ga. — Stacey Abrams believes politicians shouldn't interfere with a woman's decision on whether to get an abortion, and her own religious faith has reinforced her pro-choice views.
following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade in June. With the ruling, the nation's high court concluded that the Constitution does not guarantee a right to abortion., but which did not go into effect until last month, most abortions are now prohibited in the state after six weeks of pregnancy, or about the time doctor's can hear the heartbeat of a fetus.
Based on that same law, Georgia residents can now also claim an"unborn child" as a dependent on their taxes, the state's Revenue Department"The Department will recognize any unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat ... as eligible for the Georgia individual income tax dependent exemption," a portion of the department’s statement read.
For abortion advocates like Abrams, the law’s interpretation is another blow to woman’s reproductive rights, which has become a central issue in her rematch against Kemp, who she narrowly lost the governor’s race to in 2018. During Sunday’s event Abrams listed repealing abortion laws, in addition to expanding Medicaid and repealing loose gun laws in the state, as one of her top three priorities.
42% of Georgia voters said they were more likely to vote for a candidate who favored protecting abortion rights, while 26% said they approved of candidates who wanted to limit access to abortions. Roughly 25% said the issue made no difference to who they would support.in the country, twice the national average, and Abrams believes placing any limits on abortion is a decision that should be left to a woman and her doctor.
“Arbitrary political parameters make no sense, but it should always be that abortion care is available until a fetus is viable, unless that viability threatens the life of the mother and the health of the mother,” she said.Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.