Georgia Democrats warn of additional abortion rights threats under second Trump term

On the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision,& former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and IVF advocate Latorya Beasley joined Georgia State Representative Shea Roberts, Dr. Shawana Moore plus television host Padma Lakshmi to discuss the ramifications of a potential abortion ban in a second term under Donald J. Trump. As Thursday’s presidential debate quickly approaches here in Atlanta, Democrats along various political spectrums are centering their pushes for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris around abortion rights. During her remarks, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms discussed the effects of Georgia’s ban on abortions after six weeks. She says there are young women that are refusing to go to college in Georgia because they no longer have bodily autonomy.& “I don’t think anybody wants to have to make that choice, but they want it to be their choice,” Bottoms says. “How do we deal with our own bodies, whether we’re talking about someone who’s facing a miscarriage or someone who’s facing having to go through in vitro fertilization, it’s our choice. It’s our choice. Yet, Donald Trump has decided it shouldn’t be left up to us.” Latorya Beasley speaks during a press conference regarding abortion rights and...