“For the first time in our nation’s history, the Supreme Court has taken away a constitutional right that has been in place and upon which women have relied for almost 50 years. I am just as devastated today as I was when the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked on May 2. Except today there are no tears and there is no shock. Today there is righteous anger. Today there is resolve. We now know without any doubt that abortion access in America is in crisis. We are about to lose the fundamental right to make our own decisions about our own bodies. The thought of this reality is sickening—it harkens back to a time when women and black people were the actual property of men and had neither say over their existence nor ownership of their bodies. The very idea of such a thing…”

“There is a solemn pride in announcing this endorsement today from @voteprochoice. Now more than ever, we need state lawmakers who will stand strong against cruel attempts to erase our bodily autonomy and reproductive rights. I will stay steadfast in my commitment to fight for safe and legal abortion and contraceptive access in Georgia.”