{"id":201596,"date":"2019-05-07T09:57:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T14:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=201596"},"modified":"2019-05-07T19:04:04","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T00:04:04","slug":"georgia-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/georgia-governor-signs-heartbeat-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia governor signs bill banning abortion after detectable heartbeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the state’s “Heartbeat Bill” Tuesday morning. It will outlaw abortion in Georgia when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks gestation.<\/p>\n

“Georgia is a state that values life,” Kemp said<\/a> before signing. “We stand up for those who are unable to speak for themselves.” He said he expects the bill to be challenged and said that it is “our job… to do what is right, not what is easy. We will not back down. We will always continue to fight for life.”<\/p>\n

HB 481<\/a>, or “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act,” which has faced criticism from Hollywood actors who threatened<\/a> to take the profitable film industry out of Georgia if the bill passed, includes exceptions for children who are conceived in rape or incest or in cases in which the mother’s life is at risk (which is never actually necessary<\/a>). State Rep. Ed Setzler pointed out<\/a> at the bill’s signing that common sense tells us that a beating heart means life exists.<\/p>\n