Updated at 4:03 p.m. Tuesday
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed into law one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, a measure that bans the procedure once a heartbeat is detected, which can be as early as six weeks, before many women know they are pregnant.
Kemp, a Republican, said he approved the bill “to ensure that all Georgians have the opportunity to live, grow, learn and prosper in our great state.”
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