With Roe vs. Wade a thing of the past and Georgia expected to enact its 2019 fetal personhood law any day now, women seeking abortions are set to enter unknown legal territory.
The law expands the concept of personhood to recognize an unborn child as a human being after about six weeks of pregnancy, meaning fathers could be responsible for child support before their children take their first breath, families could count their unborn offspring as dependents for state taxes, and pregnant women might be able to get out of traffic tickets for appearing to drive solo in an HOV lane.
Will women be prosecuted?
More consequentially, it raises risks for women who want to end their pregnancies and those who help them do so.
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