Atlanta CEO: For Black women in Georgia, voter engagement and abortion rights are intertwined
This June 2020 photo shows voters in Georgia’s primary election waiting in line at Park Tavern. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Black women are the most reliable Democratic voting group in Georgia and they’re making their voices heard — especially this year with abortion rights and Medicaid expansion at the top of mind for many voters WABE has spoken with this 2022 election season.
That’s also in light of a recent Supreme Court draft ruling that would strike down the landmark decision, Roe v. Wade. The leaked draft would leave the legality of abortion up to states.
Malika Redmond is the co-founder and CEO of the Atlanta social change group Women Engaged. The organization is focused Black voter engagement and reproductive justice.
Redmond says basic economic stability is tied to abortion rights, especially for rural, low-income and young women of color in Georgia.
“As we see heightened rates in rents and housing costs, as we’re thinking about a shortage of formula, people are having to make critical decisions in the case of an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy, with all of these kinds of things in mind,” Redmond said.
When Redmond spoke with WABE days after primary election day, she discussed the challenges that Georgia’s new election law poses for voters Women Engaged has spoken with.
Lily Oppenheimer contributed to this report.
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