The Atlanta City Council has approved a resolution to make a charitable donation to a nonprofit abortion fund.
The $300,000 donation to Access Reproductive Care Southeast is intended to help people pay for abortions and other related costs, including out-of-state travel or childcare expenses.
At a crowded council hearing Monday, abortion-rights advocate Allison Coffman from the Amplify Georgia Collaborative spoke in favor of the donation.
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