Stacey Abrams speaks during a campaign event in Reynolds, Georgia, on June 4th. (Dustin Chambers / Bloomberg / Getty Images)
Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, called for a legislative solution that would restore access to abortion nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v.
Georgia has its own restrictive abortion law that prohibits abortion when a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected around six weeks of pregnancy. Unlike states with so-called trigger laws that were designed to go into effect as soon as a Supreme Court ruling. was issued, Georgia law was already passed and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, but later suspended by federal courts as unconstitutional.
But now, with the Supreme Court precedent overturned, the Atlanta 11th Circuit Court of Appeals should let the law go into effect soon.
“Women deserve bodily autonomy, they deserve the right to make those decisions,” Abrams told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The State of the Union,” adding, “In Georgia in particular, in a matter of days, this “Six weeks’ ban will be the law of the land. This is horrible, it is appalling and it is wrong. As the next governor, I will do everything in my power to reverse it.”
Abrams said President Biden “should do what is within the executive’s vision,” but stressed the need for a “legislative solution that restores constitutional protection to women regardless of the state in which they operate.” live “.
“I think there should be a federal law that allows women to have these options, have reproductive choice and reproductive justice, and I think it should stop being a political football where the ideology of the leader of a state can determine the quality of life for a woman and her ability to make the decisions she needs, ”Abrams added.
Abrams advised companies to consider the health challenges Georgia employees will face once the 6-week abortion ban begins, noting that restrictions on abortion are likely to be lifted. harden if Republican Gov. Brian Kemp wins another term.
“I would tell every company and every woman to do their best for the women who work for them. They need to make sure they are adapting to the very real health challenges that women in Georgia face.” , said Abrams.
He added that Georgia has refused to expand Medicaid and has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country, and reiterated that citizens and businesses should “be very mindful of the danger that Brian Kemp poses to life and well-being of women in this state. “
Abrams said Kemp has already shown his “ambiguity” regarding birth control and that it is “very, very dangerous for women in Georgia right now,” as the laws governing the access to birth control is the next step for Republicans across the country.