Stacey Abrams on Abortion

	Stacey Abrams on Abortion Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger (GA); 2020 Veepstakes contender

Georgia law would investigate women for miscarriage

This law, as it stands right now, will investigate women for miscarriage or for pregnancy loss. It tells women that they are in danger of going to jail if they are found to have committed some type of feticide against -- essentially, if they are drinking a glass of wine, because we have now granted personhood. We do not know what this law means. That means that women are in danger. They're in danger of losing their liberties. They're in danger of not having health care. Source: CNN SOTU interviews on 2022 Georgia Gubernatorial race , Aug 7, 2022

Politicians are not scientists, don't set arbitrary limits

You do it by not setting arbitrary, gestational limits, that rarely reflect medical decision making. This is a medical decision. When we tell women and their doctors to make these choices, we are saying we respect the responsibility that women have and the obligation that doctors have. That politicians are not scientists. We should not be setting into law these moving targets that do not reflect the reality that women face when they're sitting in that doctor's office. Source: Meet the Press on 2022 Georgia Gubernatorial race , Aug 7, 2022

Rights should be sacrosanct regardless of state lines

A majority of Georgians rejected the notion of overturning Roe v. Wade. What is more concerning to me though is the notion that our constitutional rights and bodily autonomy that women for 50 years have come to rely on will now be subject to state by state imprimatur rather than being governed by a federal notion that no matter who you are, no matter where you live, we live in the United States and our ability to control our bodies should be sacrosanct regardless of state lines. Source: Fox News Sunday on 2022 Georgia Governor race , Jun 26, 2022

Women protested "fetal heartbeat bill" written by white men

In 2019, women ringed the state capitol, dressed in crimson and white, to mimic outfits worn from 'The Handmaid's Tale", the acclaimed novel turned television show about forced pregnancy in a dystopian future. Beyond the reach of their silent protest, lawmakers--mostly white, mostly men--argued over HB481, the proposed bill that would add Georgia to a growing list of states passing anti choice legislation. I had spent the previous few days on the phone, nudging former colleagues who wavered on their opposition to the bill and urging action from business leaders afraid of the consequences. The authors had smartly tagged the law as a "fetal heartbeat" bill, alleging falsely that the echoes heard in a sonogram at six weeks amounted to proof of life.

Under the new provisions, both the women and her doctor could face criminal penalties for any abortions--even if a woman did not learn about her pregnancy until after the plan had been invoked or if a medical procedure led to a spontaneous abortion.

Source: Our Time Is Now, by Stacey Abrams, p.120-1 , Jun 9, 2020

Roe v. Wade achieved a measure of reproductive justice

With each generation, we have revisited our fundamental truths, and where we falter, we make amends. America achieved a measure of reproductive justice in Roe v. Wade, but we must never forget it is immoral to allow politicians to harm women and families to advance a political agenda. We affirmed marriage equality, and yet, the LGBTQ community remains under attack.

Our progress has always found refuge in the basic instinct of the American experiment--to do right by our people.

Source: Democratic response to 2019 State of the Union speech , Feb 5, 2019

Don't jeopardize access to birth control

Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Abrams: Legal. Led efforts to weaken 20-week abortion ban & to block TARP (Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers). "Staunch defender of reproduction choices."

Kemp: Ban. Supports "Heartbeat Bill" outlawing abortions after 6 weeks. As governor, will "sign the toughest abortion laws in the country."

Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?

Abrams: No specific stand, but opposes Judge Kavanaugh for potentially jeopardizing "access to birth control."

Kemp: Yes. As governor, will sign a "religious freedom" bill that would allow withholding of contraceptive coverage.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race , Nov 1, 2018

Expand reproductive freedom to under-served areas

She will support reproductive freedom and access to treatment for women, regardless of ability to pay. Also, across our state, more than half of our counties lack access to OB/GYNs or pediatricians. Stacey will leverage state and federal programs to incentivize more doctors and medical personnel to locate in under-served areas, and she will work with practitioners to reduce our maternal and infant mortality rates and increase access to care. Source: 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial website StaceyAbrams.com , Sep 1, 2017

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