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Politically Georgia podcast: Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade

Demonstrators who support and oppose abortion rights sit in the lobby at the Capitol in March as members of the Senate debate House Bill 481, now the state’s new anti-abortion “heartbeat” law. The polarizing issue has not triggered the kind of response from Georgia’s corporate powers that they have shown when other controversial legislation was considered. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Demonstrators who support and oppose abortion rights sit in the lobby at the Capitol in March as members of the Senate debate House Bill 481, now the state’s new anti-abortion “heartbeat” law. The polarizing issue has not triggered the kind of response from Georgia’s corporate powers that they have shown when other controversial legislation was considered. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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June 24, 2022

It’s a seismic change in Georgia politics and beyond.

In this special episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, our political insiders Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy and state house reporter Maya T. Prabhu discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the abortion ruling that had been in place for more than 50 years.

Our team will break down how Georgia will implement its law, how this ruling will affect the campaign, why Republicans won’t be taking a huge victory lap and how this will change American case law.

Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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About the Authors

Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Maya T. Prabhu is a government reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Born in Queens, New York, and raised in northern Virginia, Maya attended Spelman College and then the University of Maryland for a master's degree. She writes about social issues, the criminal justice system and legislative politics.

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