Politically Georgia20 Sep 2024

“You’re looking at mother who is broken:” Mother of Georgian Amber Thurman who died when denied medical care in pregnancy emergency

On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, Seneca Project co-founder Tara Stemayer joins the podcast to discuss the organization’s bi-partisan effort to motivate women in swing states to turn out to vote. They look at Kamala Harris’ visit to Atlanta today where she’ll highlight the numbers of women who have died or had medical emergencies when strict abortion laws like Georgia’s have prevented them from getting care. Then, Yana Batra joins the podcast to discuss the planned walkout of students in schools across Georgia as they call of stricter gun safety laws in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. And later, the hosts answer questions from the Politically Georgia listener mailbag and give their choices for who’s up and who’s down this week. Links to today’s topics: Kamala Harris travels to Atlanta after reports of two women who died due to Georgia abortion restrictions AJC poll: Will abortion be a top issue in Georgia? Harris hopes so Georgia students plan walkout to demand tougher gun safety measures Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.” Credits Executive producer- Shane Backler Producer- Natalie Mendenhall Engineer- Shane Backler Editor- Devan Kortan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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