Last week, Georgia state legislators passed another “fetal heartbeat” bill that would severely limit millions of women’s access to abortion across the state. The bill, which would ban abortion before many women are even aware of their pregnancy, will go into law if Republican Gov. The proposed law would ban abortion as soon as a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which usually happens at around six weeks into a pregnancy. Kemp’s signature would override current Georgia law, which allows abortion up until 20 weeks. “This is an all-out assault on the reproductive health and safety of Georgia women,” said Laura Simmons, director of NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia, in a statement when the legislature passed the bill.

Source: Huffington Post April 06, 2019 00:33 UTC