GA Republicans vote 'yes' on fetal personhood amendment, early results show

It appears that Georgia's Republicans have voted "yes" on a non-binding personhood amendment in the state's July 31 primary.

With 150 of 159 counties reporting, the Georgia Secretary of State's office shows that 65.81 percent voted for the non-binding amendment and 34.19 percent rejected it. {Editorial Update — with 153 precincts reporting, the "yes" votes are still winning, with 65.70 percent.}

The non-binding "Life Amendment" reads,

Should the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the paramount right to life is vested in each innocent human being from his or her earliest biological beginning without regard to age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency?"

As we've previously reported, Georgia Right to Life (which is behind the amendment) claimed that contraceptives not considered to be abortifacients would not be banned under legislation written to enact the Life Amendment, but said that RU 486 (the morning after pill) and the IUD would become illegal should the Life Amendment become law.

The intrauterine device (IUD) is a form of birth control; it is an object placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. IUDs with hormones operate much like regular birth control pills.

Georgia Right to Life is a faith-based group that believes that "a human person is sacred by virtue of the fact that we are created in the image of a personal benevolent God" and seeks to "restore respect and effective legal protection for all human beings from the moment of fertilization until natural death."

D. Beeksma

One of the growing crowd of American "nones" herself, Deborah is a prolific writer who finds religion, spirituality and the impact of belief (and non-belief) on culture inspiring, fascinating and at times, disturbing. She hosts the God Discussion show and handles the site's technical work. Her education and background is in business, ecommerce and law.

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