ATLANTA (October 31, 2024) – Today, Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus Chair, Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta), addressed maternal health concerns impacting Georgia women, as highlighted by the harrowing experience of her constituent Avery Davis Bell. Bell, a 34-year-old Atlanta resident and mother of one, suffered pregnancy complications, which resulted in a second-trimester miscarriage and a dangerous hemorrhage. Bell, who was awaiting a live-saving dilation and evacuation (D&E) procedure, had to wait 20 hours before receiving the procedure as providers wrestled with the legal limitations surrounding her case.
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ATLANTA – State Senator Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) long with State Representatives Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) and Omari Crawford (D-Decatur) will host a legislative town hall to recap the 2024 legislative session and discuss election season issues on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 7-8 p.m. at Decatur City Hall.
The event is open to the public. You can also register to attend the town hall via Zoom using the link here.
Submit questions in advance here.
WHO: Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur)
Rep. Omari Crawford (D-Decatur)
Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta)
WHAT: Legislative Town Hall
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17, 2024
7-8 p.m.
WHERE: Decatur City Hall
509 N McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030
Sen. Elena Parent serves as Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus. She represents the 42nd Senate District which includes portions of DeKalb County. She may be reached at 404.456.5109 or via email at elena.parent@senate.ga.gov
Representative Mary Margaret Oliver represents the citizens of District 82, which includes portions of DeKalb County. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and currently serves as the Secretary of the Public Health Committee. She also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Governmental Affairs, Judiciary, Juvenile Justice and the Technology and Infrastructure Innovation committees.
Representative Omari Crawford represents the citizens of District 84, which includes portions of DeKalb County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 and currently serves on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Intragovernmental Coordination and Judiciary committees.
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Senators Elena Parent and Sally Harrell to Hold Press Conference on Legislation to Establish Voluntary “No Sell” Firearms List
ATLANTA (March 12, 2024) — Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 13th, Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) will hold a press conference to discuss Senate Bill 522, also known as Donna’s Law. Senators Parent and Harrell will be joined by Chelsea Piatt from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and Dr. Peter Ash from Emory University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The press conference will follow a hearing on the measure in the Senate Committee on Public Safety.
Continue reading “Senators Elena Parent and Sally Harrell to Hold Press Conference on Legislation to Establish Voluntary “No Sell” Firearms List”Georgia Senators Seek to Guarantee Georgians’ Right to Contraception and In Vitro Fertility Treatment
ATLANTA (Feb. 28, 2024) – Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) is filing two bills related to address access to reproductive healthcare in Georgia: Senate Bill 564 ensure Georgians have access to contraception and Senate Bill 565 to ensure that access to in vitro fertility treatment is not compromised by the definition or status of a human embryo created outside a human uterus.
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ATLANTA (Feb. 27, 2024) — Tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 28th, Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) will hold a press conference to discuss two bills in which she is filing, Senate Bill 564, “The Right to Contraception Act” and Senate Bill 565, “The Right to IVF Act.”
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