Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that would ban abortions after a heartbeat a detected, which is typically in the first six weeks of pregnancy. For it to become an official law, it has to be approved by the state governor, Brian Kemp. This bill, called the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality” Act, will go into effect next year if approved. As many women travel to Georgia to receive medical operations, they will also be affected by the law. There are exceptions in cases of rape and incest, which requires that the woman files a police report, as well as exceptions in situations that could be medically futile for the woman. Other states have recently passed similar bills, but there has been some pushback.
I chose this article because of the similar topics we have recently been covering. Abortion has been, and still is, a very controversial topic. In the 1980s, identity politics came into existence. Religion became a huge part of politics, and the Moral Majority was against feminism, sexual freedom, and abortion. In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, women were given the right to abortion so long as it was in the first trimester, which received much backlash from Catholics. This debate over pro-life versus pro-choice still continues on today, and hopefully discussions over the topic can remain civil while still acknowledging all sides of the argument.
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/30/708365446/georgias-uneasy-truce-on-abortion-ends
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