Search results
May 17, 2024 · Barrow’s campaign has attracted endorsements from groups supporting abortion rights, like Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates. That has been met with a pro-Pinson ad from the anti-abortion group Frontline Policy Action and a $500,000 boost from the governor’s leadership committee. Kemp signed Georgia’s abortion law in 2019.
May 22, 2024 · Here are 6 facts about where things currently are with abortion and the election. 1. About half of states restrict abortion. In 14 states, there are total bans on abortion, with very limited exceptions in cases such as rape or to save the life or health of the mother.
May 22, 2024 · But a late push by a state Supreme Court candidate to make the one contested high court seat a referendum on abortion rights got some voters’ attention. John Barrow, a former Democratic congressional candidate, raised eyebrows with his pronouncements that he believes the Georgia Constitution protects abortion rights.
May 22, 2024 · This story was updated 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2024. A sitting state Supreme Court justice fought off a spirited challenge from a candidate who campaigned on protecting abortion rights in Georgia. The Associated Press called the race for Justice Andrew Pinson at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. As of Wednesday morning, Pinson had about 55% […]
May 20, 2024 · by Jill Nolin May 20, 2024. State Supreme Court races are typically below-the-radar nonpartisan contests in Georgia, but the state’s lone contested Supreme Court race on this month’s ballot has turned into a referendum on abortion rights. John Barrow, a former Democratic congressman from Athens, has made reproductive rights the cornerstone ...
May 21, 2024 · Abortion is front and center in a high-stakes Georgia Supreme Court race pitting a Republican-appointed justice against a former Democratic lawmaker seeking to make a political comeback. Former ...
May 21, 2024 · Georgia Supreme Court Justice Fends Off Challenger Who Made Abortion Rights a Focus. Justice Andrew Pinson, who was appointed by the state’s Republican governor, faced an opponent who argued ...
