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Education is the primary activity of Georgia Right to Life.
Without an informed public there is no shift in public opinion. Public opinion drives public policy, which in turn fuels political action. Success at the polls produces prolife legislation. Please checkout our premier educational programs for your church or chapter.
Political action always precedes legislative objectives.
Without a strong alliance of concerned value voters career politicians, can and do, hide their agendas from the voting public. Politicians "don't do what you expect, they do what you inspect." Be diligent to excerise your vote as if someone's life depended on it.
Our goal is full legal protection for all innocent human life from creation to natural death.
A Personhood Amendment to the Georgia Constitution accomplishes this objective. In the 2010 election cycle over 73% of all Georgia voters cast their ballot in favor of a Personhood Amendment to the Georgia Constitution.
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NORCROSS, Ga., May 1, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- GRTL President Dan Becker today expressed thanks to Governor Nathan Deal for signing a law that protects preborn children capable of feeling pain.
"I am deeply grateful that Governor Deal has demonstrated his commitment to protecting the preborn," Becker said, "by signing this measure, at least 1,500 babies a year will no longer be killed."
Previously, Georgia allowed abortions for almost any reason throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
The new law, HB 954 sponsored by Rep. Doug McKillip (District 115), will take effect on January 1, 2013. It clearly establishes that Georgia has a "compelling state interest in protecting the lives of unborn children from the stage at which they are capable of feeling pain."
That stage is now set at 20 weeks after gestation, which means no abortions can be performed after that, except in cases where it's necessary to save the life of the mother, or to end a "medically futile" pregnancy.
"While this new law represents significant progress in saving lives, a last-minute amendment that allows doctors to end so-called futile pregnancies is a first step to establishing a eugenic policy in Georgia," Becker said, "It opens the door to destroying babies doctors think may be less than perfect."
Noting that the proposal prompted a heated and emotional debate, Becker added "I commend those legislators who honored the sanctity of life and did not abandon their principles."
Georgia now joins six other states that have passed similar laws.
Georgia Right to Life promotes respect and effective legal protection for all human life from its earliest biological beginning through natural death. GRTL is one of a number of organizations that have adopted Personhood as the most effective pro-life strategy for the 21st century.
