Georgia’s strict abortion law has become the center of political statewide campaigns after the Supreme Court decided to dissolve federal abortion protections in June.
The ruling overturned Roe v. Wade — getting rid of nearly 50 years of abortion rights — and handed the power to make decisions on the issue back to states.
In Georgia, that meant the state’s 2019 abortion law, that had been held up for three years in the courts, was given the OK to take effect after a federal appeals court judge decided it was lawful.
The newfound power of states to create the rules around abortion care has cast an even brighter spotlight on the governor’s race, where incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will face high-profile Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch in November.