This week, a GA Senate committee approved Senate Bill 429, a measure sponsored by Sen. Nancy Schaefer (R-Turnerville) that would require abortion providers to perform a sonogram or ultrasound on women seeking abortion, then give them a choice about whether to view the images. The committee approved an exception for women whose pregnancy was the result or rape or incest. Some research studies show that 65 to 75 percent of pregnant women who view sonograms before deciding about an abortion decide to carry out their pregnancies.
The committee also gave the green light to Senate Bill 77, a measure that would allow for the prosecution of anyone who causes the death of an unborn child, regardless of the stage of pregnancy.
Georgia's is one of several legislatures considering abortion restrictions this year. The South Dakota Senate this week passed the nation's most far-reaching ban on abortion. The measure would make it a felony for doctors to perform any abortion except to save the life of a pregnant woman. The bill must gain final approval from the House before it can be signed into law by the governor, who is opposed to abortion. A lawsuit is expected challenging the law's constitutionality under the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
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