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Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes Celebrates Legal Victory as Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban is Struck Down

ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) — Today, Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D–Duluth) applauded the recent ruling by Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney striking down the State’s six-week abortion ban. The ruling declared Georgia’s six-week abortion law unconstitutional, stating that the law violates the protections in the state’s constitution regarding privacy and bodily autonomy. According to Georgia law, the statutory limit to have an abortion is within a 22-week time period.

Sen. Islam Parkes has been an outspoken critic of the State’s six-week abortion ban since its inception, stating, “This is a huge win for women seeking the reproductive healthcare they need. The six-week abortion ban was a deeply harmful law that stripped women of their autonomy and disproportionately impacted marginalized communities. With this ruling, we take a critical step toward protecting women’s right to choose in Georgia. Women’s healthcare continues to be under attack at both the state and national levels. I will keep fighting to ensure that every woman in Georgia has the right to make decisions about her body without interference from politicians.”

More information on the full court case is available here.

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Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes represents the 7th Senate District, which includes a portion of Gwinnett County. She may be reached by phone at 404.463.5263 or by email at NabilahIslamParkes@senate.ga.gov.

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Sen. Sonya Halpern Announces Partnership with HBCU Brilliance Initiative to Support Historically Black Colleges and Universities

ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) – In a significant move to bolster support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta), has announced a new partnership between her office and the HBCU Brilliance Initiative. This collaboration aims to enhance funding, resources and opportunities for HBCUs, empowering them to continue their vital role in the community.

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Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence to Hold Fifth Meeting

ATLANTA (October 1, 2024) — On Wednesday, October 2nd,2024, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence, chaired by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell), will hold its fifth hearing, in conjunction with the House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Subcommittee on AI.

EVENT DETAILS:                      

  • Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
  • Time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Location: Virtual
  • This event is open to the public and will be live-streamed on the Georgia General Assembly website here.

ABOUT THE MEETING:         

The committee is tasked with promoting responsible innovation, competition, and collaboration in public and private sectors will allow Georgia to be a leader in ensuring that such technology will advance in a way that enforces the existing consumer protection laws and principles for its citizens while enacting any additional appropriate safeguards against, fraud, unintended bias, discrimination, infringements on privacy, and other potential harms from AI.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

We kindly request that members of the media confirm their attendance in advance by contacting Jantz Womack at senatepressinquiries@senate.ga.gov. 

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Sen. John Albers serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety. He represents the 56th Senate District, which includes portions of Cherokee, Cobb, and North Fulton counties. He may be reached at his office at 404.463.8055 or by email at john.albers@senate.ga.gov.

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Senator Gail Davenport Provides Statement Following Hurricane Helene

ATLANTA (September 27, 2024) — On the evening of September 26 and into the early morning hours of September 27, Hurricane Helene moved northward through the State of Georgia. The storm delivered impacts to nearly all of Georgia’s 159 counties, including Senate District 44, which encompasses portions of Clayton County, south of Atlanta.

Sen. Gail Davenport (D–Jonesboro) spoke today regarding the impacts of Hurricane Helene: “This morning, Clayton County experienced flooding rain and strong winds from Hurricane Helene. I am currently working with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and Clayton County leaders to assess the damage and begin moving forward. Please continue to listen to local officials and practice caution as conditions begin to improve.”

The entire State of Georgia remains under a State of Emergency through October 2. The order instructs all state resources to be made available to assist affected areas and charges the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency for activating the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan. Additional information regarding Hurricane Helene, including county-by-county local emergency management agency contact information, can be found on GEMA’s website. For regular updates, please follow GEMA on Instagram (@georgiaemahs), X (@georgiaemahs) and Facebook (Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency).

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Sen. Gail Davenport represents the 44th Senate District which includes portions of Clayton and DeKalb County.  She may be reached by phone at 404.463.5260 or by email at gail.davenport@senate.ga.gov.

For all media inquiries, please reach out to SenatePressInquiries@senate.ga.gov