The expected vote on a so-called 'heartbeat' abortion ban in Georgia is just one of a growing number of abortion restrictions that may become law this year.
of pregnancy. Opponents of these bills point out that in some cases, women may not know they are pregnant by six weeks, and therefore are unable to obtain an abortion before such laws ban them.
Abortion rights groups routinely challenge these more extreme restricting laws, and both North Dakota and Iowa'sso neither went into effect. Kentucky and Mississippi's new laws have both already faced legal challenges, and neither has taken effect. "The surge in attempts to ban abortion in the earliest stages of pregnancy drives home that the end goal of anti-abortion politicians and activists is to ban all abortion -- at any point during pregnancy and for any reason," Nash said in a press release along with the report.
One potentially unexpected group that came out against the bill is the Writers Guild of America East and West, which released a statement condemning the "draconian anti-choice measure." The guild said if passed, "this law would make Georgia an inhospitable place for those in the film and television industry to work, including our members."
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