ATLANTA — Georgia voters barely oppose the state’s heartbeat law, according to SurveyUSA research conducted for 11Alive.
The law prevents abortions beyond six weeks, except in special situations.
Most voters oppose the law, but not by a large margin.
It’s been six months since Governor Brian Kemp signed the heartbeat bill into law. And it’s been a little over one month since a judge issued a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the law.
But, according to the survey, Georgians seem split over how they feel. Forty-two percent oppose it, 38 percent support it and 20 percent are unsure.
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“It was so clear that Georgians did not want this to happen," said Stacey Fox, President/CEO, Planned Parenthood Southeast. “We should leave this up to women to make the decisions that are best for them.”
Fox said she isn’t surprised more people disapprove of the law. It’s not up to the government, she reiterated, to decide woman’s health rights.
“We don’t want politicians playing politics with people’s lives.”
But, Virginia Galloway, with Faith and Freedom Coalition said hold on; the poll results are close enough to show, many Georgians think lawmakers made the right decision.
“This is about an innocent life, this is about a child that can feel pain, a baby that can feel pain, that has a heartbeat, that breathes, that hears its momma’s voice. The fight for innocent life is never over," she explained. “I’m proud to be a citizen of Georgia, that Georgia passed this bill to protect innocent life.”
The ACLU and Planned Parenthood plan to seek a permanent injunction against the law next spring, during the legislative session.They’ll also throw support behind candidates who oppose the law during the next election - to have it repealed. Otherwise, the law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2020.
Advocates for the heartbeat law, plan to staunchly support candidates in favor of it, while reaching out to undecided voters.
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