Stacey Abrams shared her evolution on abortion policy: 'I was anti-abortion until I went to college'

The Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia said she used to be against abortion but changed her mind.

In an interview with CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday, she said that her Christian faith influenced her views on abortion.

I think about my faith a lot. I went to college and was anti- abortion. I met a friend of mine who shares my faith values, but we started talking about reproductive care and abortion care.

She gave me a different point of view. Over the course of the next few years, I began to wonder what role the legislature should play. The government should play a role.

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She is the daughter of two retired United Methodist pastor.

Health care is what this is. A woman's right to control her body is at the center of this story. This is about a woman's right to make an informed decision. "For me, as a matter of faith, that means that I don't impose those values on others." She has her rights protected by me. I should be responsible for protecting her humanity.

A Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks was approved by a judicial order.

The orderaffirms our promise to protect life at all stages, said Gov. Brian Kemp in a statement.