Fulton County commissioners reject resolution to fund abortion assistance

People walk through the streets during the March for Reproductive Justice on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 in downtown Atlanta. The Fulton County Commission rejected a resolution that would have enabled Fulton to donate $300,000 to the nonprofit Access Reproductive Care Southeast, a group that helps people with abortion-related expenses, including travel costs. The City of Atlanta made a similar contribution last year. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

The Fulton County Commission has rejected a resolution to allocate money to the state’s only abortion fund. 

The measure sponsored by Commissioner Dana Barrett would have enabled Fulton County to donate $300,000 to the nonprofit Access Reproductive Care Southeast.

The group provides assistance with abortion-related expenses, including the cost of travel.