WABE's Week In Review: The impact on abortions and election in Georgia if SCOTUS overturns Roe

A U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that has guaranteed abortion rights for roughly half a century, could quickly curtail access to abortion in Georgia. 

NEW: A Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade could rapidly limit abortion access in Georgia.

And some Democrats are already saying Georgia's midterms will be a "referendum" on abortion rights.https://t.co/MtNEgne7mf

— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) May 3, 2022

Atlanta abortion-rights groups are organizing to get the word out that abortion remains legal and available in Georgia — for now. They say the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion only intensifies what was already a pitched battle this year over access to reproductive care in the state.

The politics surrounding Roe v. Wade are not new. But now the issue may be more galvanizing than in several decades, especially in Georgia. WABE’s Political Breakfast team explores the political side of the issues as Georgia gears up for one of the most anticipated midterm elections in some time.