Thu Jun 30, 2022 – 5:49 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Savannah Medical Clinic is permanently closed after 40 years of operation, eliminating access to surgical abortions in coastal Georgia and the surrounding regions.
As of June 24, the nearest surgical abortion providers are in Augusta, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida, according to an article published by Georgia Public Broadcasting. Some centers, including Planned Parenthood, continue to offer abortion pills in Savannah for the time being.
“This is a huge win,” Dr. Kandiss Taylor, pro-life candidate for Georgia governor, told LifeSiteNews. “The first domino fell in GA without our Governor calling a special session and allowing the legislators to put abortion/murder to a vote. A huge precedence has been set with this closing.”
Although her hopes to be elected governor in 2022 were dashed in the primary in May, Taylor continues to use her background in counseling and public education to fight for life in her state. Regarding the recent closing in Savannah, Taylor pointed out that while convenient access to abortion is diminishing, there is still an urgent need for the state’s lawmakers to “be afforded the opportunity to come together and vote to rid GA of
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