A Georgia House committee passed a measure Tuesday that could provide up to $2 million in state grants for nonprofit pregnancy resource centers that discourage women from getting abortions.
The bill, SB 308, would set up the “Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program” through the state Department of Public Health.
State Sen. Renee Unterman, R-Buford, the bill’s sponsor, said these centers provide positive alternatives for pregnant women, offering services like ultrasounds, and could help reduce the number of abortions in the state.
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