Newly leaked audio published by HuffPost revealed Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson agreeing that women should have to prove they were raped in order to qualify for an abortion exception and expressing support for criminal penalties against doctors accused of providing abortions outside Georgia’s strict legal limits. The new remarks are contradictory to a questionnaire Jackson completed just one month earlier for the Georgia Life Alliance Committee, where he indicated support for abortion exceptions for victims of rape and incest.
Story Highlights:
- Jackson agrees that women claiming rape “need to prove it” to access abortion exceptions.
- Jackson supports criminalizing doctors who perform abortions outside the six-week ban, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
- Jackson supports tightening access to abortion pills, which make up over 80% of abortions in Georgia.
Jackson has also taken credit for the state’s strict six-week abortion ban and vowed to support even tougher restrictions.
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Published: Jun 9, 2026