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Better Georgia

On Being a Woman in the South

If you’re a woman in the South, it’s been a tougher year than usual. A host of state legislatures, dominated by (white, male) GOP lawmakers, competed to pass the most draconian laws to invade the privacy of women. Put simply, these men substituted the beliefs of politicians for science.

Abortion billboard
AMPLIFY

Reproductive justice = Unconditional love

“Abortion is Healthcare & Reproductive Justice is Unconditional Love. Trust your loved ones to make decisions about their bodies.” If you live in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon or Savannah, perhaps you’ve seen these billboards during the month of October. These are the few cities in Georgia where a pregnant person can get an abortion. Fake women’s health clinics — which only exist to shame women out of having an abortion by any means necessary —

Brian Kemp

REPORT: Brian Kemp would be one of America’s worst governors for women

Brian Kemp has promised “to do whatever it takes to have the strongest pro-life, anti-abortion laws in the country.” In a recent report from NARAL Pro-Choice America, Brian Kemp’s anti-women and anti-abortion record comes to light. “Brian Kemp has zero compassion for women and our choices, and he would be a disaster for Georgia women and families. It’s clear he would be one of the worst governors in the nation on issues of reproductive freedom,”

Economy

Commit to a governor that will finally help rural Georgia

Politicians have been failing rural Georgia for decades. Since Nathan Deal was elected governor, we’ve seen six rural hospitals close, making it the third highest state in the nation for hospital closures. Long after most of the United States has bounced back from the Great Recession, rural Georgians are still having a difficult time finding quality jobs and rural schools are still suffering. In Georgia, rural unemployment rates are double the rest of the state. Rural

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Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

How long do you want to live? How long will you live?

There’s a 25 year life expectancy difference across neighborhoods in Georgia. In Georgia, the neighborhood with the shortest life expectancy is just five miles south of Macon, Ga. With a poverty rate over fifty percent, the life expectancy is just over 63 years. However, Vinings, a suburb northwest of Atlanta, has a poverty rate under 5 percent, and a life expectancy of over 87 years. Where you live impacts the quality of education your children

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Elections

Kemp vs. Abrams: Who will fight for better access to health care?

When it comes to expanding access to health care, gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp could not be further apart. Although moves on the federal level last year dampened the outlook for both the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, closing the coverage gap in Georgia would mean an additional 473,000 Georgians would have access to health insurance by 2019. That’s 473,000 fewer people straining a health care system plagued by financial insecurity and