In the meantime, the governor will tour production studios to reaffirm his commitment to Georgia's film industry
Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, center, signs legislation on May 7 to ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has postponed a trip to Los Angeles next week amid mounting criticism over the state’s controversial abortion bill that he signed into law last week. But Kemp has plans for a later visit. “We have confirmed a date to go out to L.A. this fall,” Kemp’s spokesman, Cody Hall, said in a statement to The Times on Tuesday. At next week’s visit in L.A., Kemp had planned to tout his state’s ties to Hollywood productions.“In the meantime, the Governor will be touring production studios in GA to meet with employees and reaffirm his commitment to the film industry in our state,” Hall said.
The Republican governor has come under fire for HB 481, the “heartbeat” law criminalizing abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected .
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