WASHINGTON — The former attorney general of Georgia, Mike Bowers, on Tuesday released a scathing seven-page memo detailing why proposed religious freedom legislation in the state "is deserving of a swift death."

BuzzFeed News, which reported on Bowers' plans over the weekend, obtained a copy of his full memorandum on Tuesday. Bowers, who defended the state's sodomy ban when attorney general, was to announce his conclusions about the legislation at at a 10:30 a.m. Tuesday news conference in Georgia.