Liliana Bakhtiari and Local Leaders to Join Memorial Event Marking Three Years Since Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade since the imposition of abortion ban
On Saturday, June 21 at 10am ET, Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari and local advocates will join Free & Just, Amplify Georgia Collaborative, Feminist Women’s Health Center, Men 4 Choice, Planned Parenthood Southeast, and Reproductive Freedom for All GA for an event to mark the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s deadly Dobbs decision, which ripped away the right to safe and legal abortion. In the years since, attacks on reproductive freedom have continued to escalate, and women in Georgia and across the country have lost their lives as a result of abortion bans and restrictions.
Speakers will also unveil a mural by local artist Jasmine Nicole Williams honoring Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, two Georgia mothers who lost their lives as a result of the state’s abortion ban. These aren’t isolated incidents. Right now, we know of five confirmed deaths due to abortion bans in Texas and Georgia. But we know that there are more and Republican officials in Georgia and other states are going out of their way to suppress and hide information about lives lost to abortion bans.
Throughout June, Free & Just is partnering with storytellers, advocates, and local organizations to amplify the human cost of attacks on access to reproductive health care, honor the lives of those lost to cruel abortion bans, and highlight what’s at stake as Trump and Republicans in Congress work to roll back our rights even further.
Join Free & Just to mark the third anniversary of the deadly Dobbs decision with a mural honoring the women killed by abortion bans, and discuss what is at stake for Georgians right now.
WHAT: Mural unveiling honoring Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller ahead of third anniversary of deadly Dobbs decision
WHO: Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, District 5
Dr. Karenne Fru, MD, PHD, FACOG, Owner of Muna Fertility
Dr. Lara Hart, OB-GYN, Assistant Professor, AU/UGA Medical Partnership
Davan’te Jennings, Youth Organizing Director, Men4Choice
Alicia Stallworth, Director of Georgia Campaigns, Reproductive Freedom for All
Jasmine Nicole Williams, Local activist and artist who designed mural
WHEN: Saturday, June 21 at 10am ET
WHERE: Please RSVP to kelly@freeandjust.us for address and additional event details