ATL Standard

Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Stacey Abrams admits that while she once opposed abortion, she now feels she was wrong to do so.

Abrams admitted she was wrong to criticize a friend for having an abortion in the past; she told the New York Times, quoted in a FOX 5 Atlanta report.

“I want people to understand that I know where they're coming from," she told the Times.

The child of a pair of Methodist ministers who grew up in the church, Abrams said she had a change of heart on the issue after having conversations with other women, including a friend who once found herself pregnant and considered having an abortion.

Abrams noted that she ultimately came to feel that while the procedure may not be one she would personally choose to have, she holds an obligation to fight so that others might have access themselves; the report said.

Set to face off against Abrams in November in a rematch of their 2018 showdown, Gov. Brain Kemp has constantly criticized his challenger as being too liberal to serve as governor of the state; the report said. Georgia law currently bans most abortions once a "detectable human heartbeat" is present, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women even realize they are pregnant.