Category: Press Room

(Atlanta, GA) — The Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus today introduced the Reproductive Freedom Amendment (SR136). The Amendment would repeal Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, and advance reproductive freedom rights in Georgia by enshrining these rights in the Georgia Constitution.

The reproductive freedom rights protected under the amendment include the right for women to make their own healthcare decisions around anything related to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.… Read more

February 7, 2023

(Atlanta, GA) — Today, Georgia Senate Democrats introduced an amendment to the Georgia Constitution that would enshrine marriage equality for all Georgians. The amendment recognizes “any union between two adult[s], regardless of race, gender, or biological sex.”

The proposed Amendment would repeal the unconstitutional same-sex marriage ban in the Georgia Constitution and replace it with the new language that explicitly protects same-sex and interracial unions.… Read more

January 25, 2023

(Atlanta, GA) — Following Governor Kemp’s State of the State address today, the House and Senate Democratic Caucuses issue a response countering the Governor’s impression that Georgia’s newfound progress and prosperity has been shared equally among all Georgians and outlining the Democratic Caucuses’ priorities for Georgia’s 2023 legislative session.

Leading the response at the State Capitol is Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler and House Minority Leader James Beverly.… Read more