August Recess in Georgia: Protesting GOP Lawmakers for Medicaid Cuts

In Georgia and across the country, Reproductive Freedom for All supporters held their extremist lawmakers accountable for slashing Medicaid during August recess.

Missed it? Don’t worry—we’re just getting started. 

🔍 A Closer Look: Georgia Republican Lawmakers Voted for a Deadly Bill

Earlier this year, Republican lawmakers in Congress, including Georgia U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, knowingly voted to take lifesaving health care away from over 10 million Americans across the country, severely cutting funding for Medicaid and “defunding” Planned Parenthood.

Dive deeper in our blog post: Here are the ways that Medicaid is a Reproductive Freedom Issue.

During August recess and beyond, we’re fighting back against extremist lawmakers who are voting against the people.

⚠️ The Stakes: Reproductive Health Care and Abortion Access Gutted

Planned Parenthood clinics have already closed this year because of previous Trump administration budget cuts.

And let’s not forget—this bill pushes us closer toward a nationwide backdoor abortion ban. The provision to “defund” Planned Parenthood could cause more than 200 clinics to close nationwide, including clinics in states where abortion is legal.

When clinics close, it will reduce people’s access to abortion care, in addition to birth control, cancer screenings, and other health care services.

Read more: Is Your Medicaid at Risk? You Might Not Even Realize You’re On it.

TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS WHAT YOU THINK OF THEIR VOTE:

🤿 Dive Into the Details: August Recess with Reproductive Freedom for All Georgia

Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Republicans have failed to expand Medicaid for years, and this deadly bill will only make health care access worse in the state.

Our Georgia members held a town hall in Augusta to hear directly from Rep. Rick Allen’s constituents. He’s been ignoring voters, and even falsely claimed that Trump’s Budget Bill wouldn’t impact health care in Georgia.

In addition to the town hall, we made sure Rep. Allen was held accountable for his disastrous vote, putting his record front and center with billboards and digital ads.

And he wasn’t the only one: we also called out Rep. Buddy Carter with ads that made his record crystal clear: he voted against Georgians’ health care.

Reproductive Freedom for All ads calling out Rep. Rick Allen and Rep. Buddy Carter for voting against Georgians’ health care.

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