The hashtag #BoycottAlabama gained momentum online, with activists calling for boycotts of products ranging from Mercedes-Benz cars to broiler chickens that are produced in Alabama
Activist Tamara Stevens with the Handmaids Coalition of Georgia leaves the Georgia capitol after Democratic presidential candidate senator Kirsten Gillibrand addressed an event to speak out against the recently passed ‘heartbeat’ bill on May 16 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Picture: AFP/JOHN AMIS
A day after the southern state passed the country's most restrictive abortion law, Maryland's Democratic comptroller, Peter Franchot, said he would advise his state's $52bn pension fund to divest from Alabama, and urged other states to follow suit. Griswold said Colorado state employees regularly travel to Auburn, Alabama to attend the Certified Election Registration Administrator training and certification.
Democratic presidential candidate senator Kirsten Gillibrand walks to the podium to speak with media in front and abortion activists, legislators, and health providers on the steps, during an event at the Georgia State Capitol to speak out against the recently passed “heartbeat” bill on May 16 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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