Democrat Greta Kemp Martin has made reproductive care one of the core components of her campaign against Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 3, 2023 When the U.S. Supreme Court determined last year that Americans no longer had a constitutional right to obtain an abortion, Greta Kemp Martin felt like she had been sucker punched in the stomach. She said she felt so angered by the decision that she couldn’t let Lynn Fitch, Mississippi’s Republican attorney general responsible for asking the nation’s highest court to overturn Roe v. Wade, run unopposed during the 2023 election cycle.
Greta Kemp Martin, candidate for Attorney General But in addition to health care access, Martin has also made reforming operations of the state’s top legal agency a focus of her platform. Other policies she's advocated for on the campaign trail include establishing a conviction integrity unit at the AG’s office to ensure criminal convictions are adequately prosecuted, using her position to protect LGBTQ and differently-abled citizens and creating a fair labor division at the agency.
Few hopes for freedom left for woman serving life in shaken baby syndrome deathThis article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Taylor, a native of Grenada, covers state government and statewide elections. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and Holmes Community College.
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