
In response to a question about whether he would ensure that HB1 and HR536 got to the floor of the House for a vote. (These two measures, one a constitutional amendment defining life as beginning at the moment of fertilization, make abortion illegal and establish criminal penalties.) Richardson reportedly said that he has no intention of having a floor vote on either bill. He said that his concern is for living children.
I agree with him, but the trouble for Richardson is that Georgia Right to Life does not. They would consider every fertilized egg a living child. Somehow I anticipate a statement from the Speaker about how he has been misquoted and misunderstood.
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Just what exactly is a "24 week featl baby"?
err... fetal.
I wondered the same thing. My choices were: 1) it's a doll or photograhic representation of a 24 week fetus; 2) she's 24 weeks pregnant; or 3) she had a premature baby herself.
I have rejected option 3 for obvious reasons.
Richardson finally took a stand that I agreed with. It seems like these bills would actually get voted down on a floor vote, though. So perhaps he is trying to have it both ways by not letting them come to the floor?
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