Georgia House Resolution 536 By: Representatives Scott of the 2nd, Byrd of the 20th, Everson of the 106th, Davis of the 122nd, Crawford of the 16th, and others A RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each human being from the moment of fertilization without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
What does it mean? Abortion, as well as any form of birth control (morning-after pill, IUD, etc.) that keeps a fertilized egg (a "person" by this proposed bill) from implanting in the uterus will be banned. The fertilized egg, as a person, has a right to implant in the uterus. The state of Georgia is the first state to propose such a bill, and if it passes here other states in the Bible Belt are sure to propose similar bills.
NARAL BillTracker: http://www.naral.org/choice-action-center/in_your_state/bill-tracker/state.html?state=GA (updates on this bill as well as the latest that have passed in Georgia, including the bill [HR 147] that requires mandatory ultrasound even when not medically necessary and bill HR 526 that restricts young people's access to contraception by requiring parental notice.)
I'm going to be running around in the Atlanta area with a petition, so come find me. I also have petition sheets I can email you and have you mail back to the Feminist Women's Health Center - you definitely do not have to be resident of Georgia to sign or get signatures for the petition.
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