Georgia Legislation Would Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks' Gestation

[The Pope]

State Rep. Allen Peake (R) on Thursday introduced a bill (HB89) banning abortions after 20 weeks' gestation based on the notion that a fetus can feel pain, the Macon Telegraph reports. The bill contains an exception to allow abortion if a woman's life or the life of another fetus is in danger (Lee, Macon Telegraph, 1/28)...

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