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GUEST EDITORIAL: Forever Chemicals, Immune Health and Georgia’s Responsibility to Eliminate Dangerous Exposures

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

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For many Georgians who are living in urban, suburban or rural areas, or near military installations, clean water is not an abstract policy discussion—it is a daily reality. It comes from a well behind the house, a small community water system or a local utility serving families for generations. For the past five years, I have worked to address “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS, and communities are right to ask not only how much exposure is acceptable, but why exposure should be acceptable at all.

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Reps. Scott, Davis and Schofield Applaud State Funding Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Students in Poverty

ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently applauded state funding that allocates $15 million for students living in poverty and $19.6 million for student mental health services. This funding for the Department of Education was included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (FY26), which took effect on July 1, 2025. These legislators also highlight House Bills 26 and 27, legislation they introduced during the 2025 legislative session that would support students’ mental health and support students living in poverty.

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Protecting Bodily Sovereignty and Intimate Examinations: Georgia Must Lead on Informed, Ethical Healthcare Consent in the Operating Room

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

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Every day in Georgia, patients enter operating rooms believing they will receive care that honors their dignity. They trust that our healthcare system will protect them, not violate their autonomy. Yet, across the country—and historically in Georgia—patients have undergone intimate breast, pelvic, rectal, prostate, urogenital or anal exams, while unconscious, without their explicit informed consent. This practice, often conducted for training purposes, has persisted quietly for decades.

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Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield Call for Emergency State Action to Protect Families from SNAP and Medicaid Disruptions Amid Federal Shutdown

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp urging immediate emergency state funding to protect Georgia families facing food insecurity and healthcare disruption during the federal government shutdown.

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Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield Applaud Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee Community

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex)  and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) today applaud the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee community, allowing a referendum that lets Sapelo Island residents vote on a zoning ordinance in the historic Hogg Hummock community.

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