House Media Services Office
By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta)
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As an advocate for women’s rights and reproductive health care, I cannot sit idly by as we reach the one-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court rocked the nation, dismantling the protection of women’s reproductive rights that had been upheld for almost five decades.
ATLANTA – State Representative Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) was recently invited to give a presentation on enhancing maternal care during the White House State Legislative Convening on Reproductive Rights in June. During the summit, Rep. Cannon spoke on extending Medicaid funding to provide certified doulas to patients during labor.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives El-Mahdi Holly (D-Stockbridge) and Demetrius Douglas (D-Stockbridge) will host the “Lovejoy Matters” summertime town hall on Friday, June 30, 2023, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Lovejoy Community Center.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) and State Senator Kim Jackson (D-Stone Mountain), co-chairs of the DeKalb County Legislative Delegation, today announced the newly appointed members of the DeKalb Ethics Board.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), along with State Senator Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and Atlanta NAACP President Richard Rose, recently requested Attorney General Chris Carr to address issues regarding Wellstar Health System’s plan to take over Augusta University Health System (AUHS).