Keep Atlanta's City Abortion Fund!

Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta City Council

The Amplify Georgia Collaborative invites you to sign the petition below to ask the City of Atlanta to renew and expand its funding for abortion access.

Last year Atlanta became the sixth city in the U.S., and the first in the Southeast, to fund abortion care. We are asking the City Council and Mayor's office to allocate $500,0000 in the city’s FY24 Budget to fund Access Reproductive Care-Southeast (ARC-Southeast), Georgia's only abortion fund. ARC-Southeast provides funding to Georgians to cover the cost of their abortion procedure and logistical support like travel, lodging, and childcare, so that people can get to their appointments.

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, HB 481, Georgia’s early abortion ban, went into effect. With this ban in place, most abortions are illegal after 6 weeks of pregnancy, before most people know they are pregnant. By funding ARC-Southeast, the city of Atlanta has an opportunity to counter some of the harms of this ban, by supporting those with limited resources to still access the healthcare they need and deserve.

Join us in thanking the Mayor’s office and the City Council for their support of abortion rights and letting them know that abortion funding is non-negotiable for Atlantans.

To: Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta City Council
From: [Your Name]

Last year the city made a bold decision to allocate funding to Georgia’s only abortion fund, Access Reproductive Care-Southeast (ARC-Southeast). As a result, the city has shown itself to be a staunch defender of abortion rights. Access to basic healthcare should not be dependent on one’s income. By funding ARC-Southeast, the city is helping ensure that abortion care is available to those who need it the most.

I hope to see the city of Atlanta reaffirm its commitment to supporting abortion access by renewing and expanding its funding to ARC-Southwest to $500,000 in FY24. In this post-Roe world, more people are having to access abortion care out of state, adding additional travel, lodging, and childcare expenses. By expanding this funding, the city would be acknowledging this increased financial need and taking a strong step towards meeting it.

I believe in the power of the local government to defend our human right to bodily autonomy and I support the renewed and expanded funding for ARC-Southeast to pay for travel and medical expenses for Atlantans seeking abortion care.