Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is expected to sign a bill today that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Currently, women in the state are allowed to undergo abortion procedures up to their 20th week of pregnancy.
Currently in Georgia, women are allowed to undergo abortion procedures up to their 20th week of pregnancy. The bill Kemp is set to sign bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy -- when many women don't yet know they're pregnant.
" She said the group supported the bill until the exceptions were added during the legislative process.Georgia's Republican-majority state House voted in favor of House Bill 481, called the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, with a vote of 92 to 78 on March 29.Several states have similar legislationLegislators in other states have pursued similar bills. Mississippi Gov.
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