Stacey Abrams wants a federal law codifying abortion rights following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its landmark ruling that recognized a national right to the procedure.
Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate told CNN that she is focused on reversing an abortion ban in Georgia and signaled she is open to packing the Supreme Court in response to its decision on abortion rights.
“I believe there should be federal law that allows women to have these choices, to have reproductive choice and reproductive justice,” Ms. Abrams told “State of the Union.” “And I think that it has to stop being a political football, where the ideology of the leader of a state can determine the quality of life for a woman and her ability to make the choices she needs.