Abortion: A perpetual debate

In 1970 the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for Georgia’s recently-passed abortion law. The case, Doe v. Bolton, was declared unconstitutional in 1973. That same day, Roe v. Wade was decided. Both decisions changed the abortion landscape in the United States. The AJC spoke with two Georgia residents, with opposing viewpoints, to get their thoughts on the abortion debate. Catherine Davis, president and founder of The Restoration Project, and Nina Altschiller, board member for Planned Parenthood Southeast, each had an abortion before Roe v. Wade was decided. The women speak on their decision to have the medical procedure and explain their hopes for Georgia’s laws in the future. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)