Georgia Legislators vow to protect IVF in face of conservative Christian Pushback

Speaker of the Georgia House Jon Burns has announced he’ll support legislation protecting in vitro fertilization in Georgia. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut and Patricia Murphy discuss the speaker’s announcement and how a similar measure was blocked by Republicans in the U.S. Senate. But first, Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action, the voting rights and grassroots activist organization founded by Stacey Abrams joins the podcast to discuss a new initiative designed to recruit Georgians to - in their words - “empower everyday Americans to support voters and protect our democratic process from election deniers and conspiracy theorists trying to tear our country apart.” Groh-Wargo told the podcast that Fair Fight will also work to build a grassroots army of volunteers to turn out voters for Joe Biden. Plus, Patricia reports on the controversy roiling around Georgia House minority leader James Beverly, who has been accused by a staff member of sexual harassment. Then, as we do every Friday, Bill and Patricia answer listener questions from the Politically Georgia Mailbag and give you their winners and losers of the week during Who’s Up and Who’s Down. Have a question 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. Links to today’s topics Georgia house speaker vows legislation to protect access to IVF treatments Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill Female house Democrats incensed over accusations of sexual harassment against minority leader 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- Matt McWilliams Editor- Devan Kortan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices