A Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday to outlaw abortion after a fetus' heartbeat can be detected, which is around the same time many women medically confirm they are pregnant.
Rep. Ed Setzler presents his bill to the Governmental Affairs Special Subcommittee in Atlanta on Feb. 13, 2018.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.ATLANTA — Amid tears, gasps and handshakes, a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday to outlaw abortion after a fetus' heartbeat can be detected, which is around the same time many women medically confirm they are pregnant.
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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