Abortion debate hits home in battleground Georgia in final weeks of voting

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October 21st, 2024

Organizers and supporters of the Trust Black Women initiative, created by reproductive justice group SisterSong, raise their fists at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following recent reports that two Georgia women died after not receiving timely abortion and medical care.
Organizers and supporters of the Trust Black Women initiative, created by reproductive justice group SisterSong, raise their fists at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following recent reports that two Georgia women died after not receiving timely abortion and medical care. (Meimei Xu/WABE)

With Election Day approaching, abortion is a big issue for many Georgia voters. And national rhetoric and election-year politics are further upping the stakes for the abortion debate.

The procedure remains banned in Georgia after roughly six weeks of pregnancy as a lawsuit challenging the law proceeds at the state Supreme Court. 

Georgia’s abortion law known as H.B. 481 took effect in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and national abortion-rights protections, clearing the way for states to enact new limits on abortion.  

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