A bill that would ban most abortions at six weeks continues to make progress in the Georgia legislature.
A state Senate committee approved HB 481, the so-called “heartbeat bill,” Monday 3 to 2. Every Republican on the committee voted in favor of the legislation, every Democrat voted against it.
The measure, which is slightly different from the version that passed in the state House earlier this month, could make it to a floor vote in the state Senate as soon as this week.
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