This legislator has been a consistent force in the fight to protect and expand abortion rights.
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This candidate is endorsed by Georgia WIN List for the 2024 General Election.
Jul 15, 2024
Freddie sponsored a resolution that proposes a constitutional amendment to create and protect the right to reproductive freedom in GA, including abortion without limit up until fetal viability.
Feb 14, 2023
Freddie sponsored a bill to remove “unborn child” from the definition of “Natural Person” in the Georgia code and replace it with “a human being from the moment of birth”.
Jan 24, 2023
Freddie voted against a bill that requires physicians to prescribe abortion pill only after in-person visit; prohibits physician distribution of abortion pill in school facilities or on state property.
Mar 1, 2022
Georgia WIN List endorsed this candidate for the 2020 General Assembly Election.
Jan 3, 2020
Freddie voted against a bill that bans all abortions after a fetal heartbeat (around 6 weeks). It includes exceptions for medical emergencies and rape or incest (but only up to 20 weeks and if a police report has been filed).
Mar 22, 2019
Freddie voted against a bill that redirects state funding to pro-life pregnancy support services.
Mar 24, 2016
While the chamber's Democrats called the bill another skirmish in the GOP's war against women, Freddie Powell Sims, a Dawson Democrat who represents District 12, saw the issue a bit differently. "SB 98 is a bigger battle in the overall campaign against this state's working class poor and middle class," she told her colleagues. "It does not improve the quality of life of the working poor in district 12." She added, "I don't know who the bill continues to target year after year."
Mar 3, 2014