Bill > SB200

This bill amends Georgia's legal code to define and recognize human life as beginning at the moment of conception, providing legal definitions for key terms related to pregnancy and reproductive processes. Specifically, the bill defines "conception" as the fertilization of an egg by a sperm, "abortifacient" as a method that inhibits pregnancy development after conception, and "contraception" as a method that prevents pregnancy before conception. The legislation explicitly states that from the moment of conception, every life is accorded the same constitutional rights and protections as all other persons in the United States and Georgia. While the bill establishes this fundamental principle of legal personhood from conception, it also includes a clarifying provision that it should not be interpreted as creating a right to abortion or prohibiting contraception. The bill effectively sets a legal framework that could have significant implications for reproductive rights and potential future legal interpretations of fetal personhood, though it carefully avoids directly banning abortion in its language.

Justice

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70481