“The job of the attorney general is to enforce the laws of the state of Georgia - period,” Carr said after a campaign speech in August. This is about women in this state and their ability just to be equal to men.”Ĭarr, though, lumps Jordan’s claim that there is a role for the attorney general to challenge state laws alongside some district attorneys who refuse to enforce certain laws. “This is about the ability just to not be treated as a second-class citizen, not just to be treated as a vessel for someone else’s use. “This isn’t a partisan thing,” Jordan said at a NARAL Pro Choice America event in early October. Jordan, a Sandy Springs lawyer, said she would support those challenging Georgia’s six-week abortion ban on state constitutional grounds, a case set for a late October trial in Fulton County. Jen Jordan and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr also disagree over who would best protect Georgians from crime, how independent the attorney general should be and what’s the best approach to protect consumers and encourage businesses.
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(Atlanta News First) - The Democratic state senator trying to unseat Georgia’s incumbent attorney general says abortion isn’t the only issue in the race, but she’s leading with her advocacy of abortion rights in her challenge to the Republican seeking a second full term as the state’s chief lawyer.
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