Georgia Pro-Birth Accountability Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the compensation of pregnant women who, but for a fetal heartbeat law, could choose to terminate the pregnancy but are compelled to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to a child; to specify the type and duration of compensation; to provide for procedures and requirements to obtain compensation; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to …

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 12, 2025

• Reproductive-age persondirectMajor impactHigh certainty

  Provides compensation for pregnant individuals who are compelled to carry a pregnancy to term due to a fetal heartbeat law and would have otherwise chosen to terminate the pregnancy.

  “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the compensation of pregnant women who, but for a fetal heartbeat law, could choose to terminate the pregnancy but are compelled to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to a child; to specify the type and duration of compensation; to provide for procedures and requirements to obtain compensation;”· Title

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Provides compensation for individuals compelled to carry a pregnancy to term and give birth to a child.

  “so as to provide for the compensation of pregnant women who, but for a fetal heartbeat law, could choose to terminate the pregnancy but are compelled to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to a child;”· Title