RUSH TRANSCRIPT Far xi ░░░░░░░░ As many states across ░░░░░░░░ country move quickly to ░░░░░░░░ abortion after the Supreme ░░░░░░░░ overturned Roe v Wade ░░░░░░░░ democratic officials in those ░░░░░░░░ say they will not ░░░░░░░░ those laws In fact ░░░░░░░░ democratic candidates running to ░░░░░░░░ attorneys general are campaigning ░░░░░░░░ ignoring abortion laws Jen ░░░░░░░░ is here with us ░░░░░░░░ the democratic nominee and ░░░░░░░░ race to be the ░░░░░░░░ s attorney general Jen ░░░░░░░░ appreciate having you this ░░░░░░░░ You said you will ░░░░░░░░ defend the abortion ban ░░░░░░░░ court that could potentially ░░░░░░░░ up in Georgia What ░░░░░░░░ you make of the ░░░░░░░░ you re neglecting your ░░░░░░░░ if you don t ░░░░░░░░ the letter of the ░░░░░░░░ Well good morning thank ░░░░░░░░ for having me I ░░░░░░░░ we need to look ░░░░░░░░ it this way the ░░░░░░░░ I look at my ░░░░░░░░ is to actually protect ░░░░░░░░ constitutional rights of the ░░░░░░░░ of this state and ░░░░░░░░ re not just talking ░░░░░░░░ the U S constitution ░░░░░░░░ think more specifically and ░░░░░░░░ for me this really ░░░░░░░░ about the rights of ░░░░░░░░ georgians of the Georgia ░░░░░░░░ So while I would ░░░░░░░░ defend hb 481 the ░░░░░░░░ ban here I absolutely ░░░░░░░░ challenge it because I ░░░░░░░░ if you look at ░░░░░░░░ constitution the language the ░░░░░░░░ and the right to ░░░░░░░░ that has been upheld ░░░░░░░░ and over and over ░░░░░░░░ the state level that ░░░░░░░░ 481 is not going ░░░░░░░░ be able to make ░░░░░░░░ over the line when ░░░░░░░░ comes just to a ░░░░░░░░ Georgia constitutional analysis I ░░░░░░░░ that is the job ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general So ░░░░░░░░ to make clear for ░░░░░░░░ viewers that law that ░░░░░░░░ re talking about a ░░░░░░░░ judge struck it down ░░░░░░░░ year but your Republican ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general Chris ░░░░░░░░ he s asking the ░░░░░░░░ to now reconsider it ░░░░░░░░ Roe v Wade was ░░░░░░░░ If it does wind ░░░░░░░░ being put in place ░░░░░░░░ would that mean for ░░░░░░░░ seeing abortions in Georgia ░░░░░░░░ the law itself is ░░░░░░░░ mean I can t ░░░░░░░░ tell you the impact ░░░░░░░░ it is going to ░░░░░░░░ on so many women ░░░░░░░░ girls in this state ░░░░░░░░ that s why it ░░░░░░░░ important Look whether or ░░░░░░░░ it runs afoul of ░░░░░░░░ federal the national constitution ░░░░░░░░ is really what we ░░░░░░░░ dealing with in Roe ░░░░░░░░ Wade that does not ░░░░░░░░ the issue of whether ░░░░░░░░ not it is constitutional ░░░░░░░░ the Georgia constitution And ░░░░░░░░ that s why it ░░░░░░░░ important that even though ░░░░░░░░ gets sent back to ░░░░░░░░ state in terms of ░░░░░░░░ maybe it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ afoul of the U ░░░░░░░░ Constitution we still have ░░░░░░░░ ability to challenge it ░░░░░░░░ at state level I ░░░░░░░░ that s absolutely necessary ░░░░░░░░ you know the impact ░░░░░░░░ this law on the ░░░░░░░░ of women just to ░░░░░░░░ able to access basic ░░░░░░░░ the ability of them ░░░░░░░░ to make the most ░░░░░░░░ decisions about their life ░░░░░░░░ have autonomy over their ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ significant I think it ░░░░░░░░ worth fighting for and ░░░░░░░░ s exactly what I ░░░░░░░░ do You mentioned just ░░░░░░░░ moment