As the Georgia 'heartbeat' bill awaits Gov. Brian Kemp's signature, it joins legislation in many states -- at many stages of the process -- that intend to ban abortions when doctors can detect a heartbeat.
As the Georgia"heartbeat" bill awaits Governor Brian Kemp's signature, it joins legislation in many states -- at many stages of the process -- that intend to ban abortions when doctors can detect a heartbeat.
Currently in Georgia, women are allowed to undergo abortion procedures up to their 20th week of pregnancy, but the pending bills would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into the pregnancy.Many women don't know they are pregnant at that point. A strict 'heartbeat' abortion bill was just approved by the Georgia House, goes to governorProponents, like the Georgia bill's author Republican state Rep.
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