Amid tears, gasps and handshakes, a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday to outlaw abortion after a fetus' heartbeat can be detected, which is before many women know they are pregnant
Women in Georgia can currently seek an abortion up to 20 weeks of a pregnancy. A heartbeat is generally detectable by medical professionals at around 6 weeks.
The House Health and Human Services Committee approved the anti-abortion measure on a party-line vote of 17 to 14. Thirteen Republican men and four Republican women voted for it. Seven Democratic men and seven Democratic women voted against. Gov. Brian Kemp pledged during his recent campaign for governor to sign the"toughest abortion laws in the country." Kemp's campaign website says he supports"a 'Heartbeat Bill' that outlaws abortions after six weeks."
"We know life begins at conception. I think that's worthy of full legal protection," said the bill's author, Rep. Ed Setzler."Certainly we can come together and recognize if there's a human heartbeat, that child's worthy of protection." A group of mostly female lawmakers and health care advocates and professionals lined up to speak against the bill.
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