Georgia's first baby box lets parents safely and anonymously surrender newborns

For the first time in Georgia, parents who feel they have nowhere to turn will have a way to safely and anonymously surrender their newborns.

• Aug 27

Rick Jackson's abortion views scrutinized after leaked audio recordings

A campaign representative says Jackson denies the comments obtained by AJC and HuffPost in which the GOP candidate discusses rape exceptions, abortion pills, and penalties for doctors under Georgia law.

• Jun 9

Supreme Court continues to temporarily maintain mail access to abortion pill

Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.

• May 11

Alito temporarily restores FDA rule allowing abortion pill to be sent by mail

A federal appeals court blocked a FDA rule that allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.

• May 4

Drugmaker asks Supreme Court to halt ruling blocking online access to mifepristone

A maker of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone​ asked the Supreme Court on Saturday to block an appellate court ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug just a day earlier.

• May 2

Georgia woman charged in abortion case granted bond as questions grow over murder charge

Alexia Moore, 31, was granted bond Monday by a judge in Camden County, according to the Georgia Public Defender Council. The court set bond at $1 on the malice murder charge and $2,000 total for two drug-related charges.

• Mar 24

Georgia woman charged with murder over alleged use of abortion pills

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion.

• Mar 20

Billboards honor Adriana Smith a year after tragedy sparks abortion law debate

Ten billboards across Atlanta memorialize Adriana Smith, a pregnant nurse whose death highlighted gaps in emergency care and reignited debate over Georgia's abortion law.

• Feb 11

Family shared update on baby born to brain-dead Georgia mother

Adriana Smith's pregnancy made national headlines when she was declared brain dead but placed on life support to let her fetus grow. Now her family is sharing an update on the condition of her infant son.

• Dec 4, 2025