The state houses in Georgia and Tennessee have approved controversial bills that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected
The state houses in Georgia and Tennessee approved controversial bills that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected.
In Georgia, the Republican-majority state house approved House Bill 481, called Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, in a 93-73 vote. After the vote, cries of"Shame, Shame" filled the House as many abortion rights activists had come to oppose the bill. In Tennessee, House Bill 77 passed in a 65-21 vote. The bills would significantly curtail abortions, as it would ban them after a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can be found as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
— Governor Brian P. Kemp March 7, 2019 The bill's author, state Rep. Ed Setzler, a Republican, said that abortion is a"barbaric procedure" and many other options exist for women including adoption and the Morning After pill. Georgia's Democrats opposed the bill and several came to the House with hangers and bleach, as a reference to the dangerous measures women have taken for self-induced abortions.
— Rep. Renitta Shannon March 7, 2019 The Georgia fetal heartbeat bill is one of many that has been introduced in state legislatures across the country, including Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Minnesota and Tennessee. No state has been able to put a heartbeat bill into lasting practice.Iowa governor says state will not appeal ruling striking down 'fetal heartbeat' abortion lawThey typically get stuck in committees, vetoed by governors and nullified in courts.
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