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In Georgia, Democrats look to abortion rights to lure votes

FILE - Stacey Abrams addresses the Gwinnett County Democratic Party fundraiser on Saturday, May 21, 2022, in Norcross, Ga. With new abortion restrictions clamping down in Georgia, Democrats hope their advocacy of abortion rights will lure moderates and shore up enthusiasm. Now, as the GOP campaigns on the price of gas and groceries, Democrats like Abrams declare themselves “enraged” and appeal to voters to prioritize social issues like abortion. (AP Photo/Akili-Casundria Ramsess, File) FILE - The recently closed Savannah Medical Clinic, which provided abortions for four decades in Savannah, Ga., is pictured on Thursday, July 21, 2022. With new abortion restrictions clamping down in Georgia, Democrats hope their advocacy of abortion rights will lure moderates and shore up enthusiasm. That gambit could determine a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's race in the South's premier swing state. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum, File) FILE - Rep. Ed Setzler, R-Acworth, speaks during a rally against abortion inside the Georgia State Capitol Friday, May 6, 2022, in Atlanta. With new abortion restrictions clamping down in Georgia, Democrats hope their advocacy of abortion rights will lure moderates and shore up enthusiasm. That gambit could determine a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's race in the South's premier swing state. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) Mary Paris discusses her support for abortion rights at East Cobb Park, on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in Marietta, Ga. Paris is one of many abortion rights supporters that Georgia Democrats hope to motivate to vote for them in November's elections. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)