State Rep. Doug McKillip (R-Athens) sponsored a new law banning abortions after five months of pregnancy, except when doctors diagnose a fatal defect in a fetus. That measure is becoming an issue in McKillip’s reelection campaign. (Photo Courtesy of Georgia House of Representatives.)
Regina Quick is running against state Rep. Doug McKillip (R-Athens) in the July 31 primary. She says the abortion measure is too intrusive.
McKillip sponsored a new law banning abortions after five months of pregnancy, except when doctors diagnose a fatal defect in a fetus. Women have been able to get abortions for any reason through the sixth month.
McKillip argued that abortion should be largely illegal at the five-month mark, when he says fetuses can feel pain.
Quick said she opposes abortion but believes women and doctors should decide when to end a pregnancy through the sixth month, a period she calls a legal and medical gray area.
