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Thu., March 28, 2013 5:52pm
A bill that would have barred state employees from using their insurance plan for most abortions appears to have died for the 2013 legislative session.
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Mon., March 25, 2013 6:44pm
A bill making changes to employee benefits at a single state agency has evolved into an argument over abortion. As a result, the Georgia Senate voted Monday to forbid any state employee insurance plan from covering abortion services, with the exception of those necessary to protect a pregnant woman's life or health.
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Wed., February 27, 2013 10:04am
It would be illegal to create hybrid human-animal embryos under new legislation before Georgia lawmakers. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Jay Neal of LaFayette would ban the creation and implantation of hybrid embryos into women.
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Sat., December 29, 2012 3:00pm
The new year will bring changes to Georgia’s tax code.
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Wed., December 26, 2012 1:25pm
The architect of a state ban on most abortions after 20 weeks says he's disappointed his law won't be going into effect as scheduled. Outgoing state Rep. Doug McKillip (R-Athens) wrote and sponsored the legislation that was signed by Governor Nathan Deal earlier this year but is being challenged by the ACLU of Georgia.
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Tue., December 25, 2012 10:00am
A state judge has temporarily suspended a Georgia law banning abortions for women who are beyond 20 weeks pregnant.
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Thu., December 20, 2012 3:53pm
A judge is considering whether to block Georgia's new law that bans abortions after 20 weeks from taking effect January 1. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed a lawsuit on behalf of three obstetricians challenging the law's constitutionality.
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Thu., December 20, 2012 9:03am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia last month filed a lawsuit to block Georgia’s new abortion law, which is to take effect Jan. 1. A judge is scheduled to hear arguments in the case Thursday. The law bans abortions after 20 weeks.
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Fri., December 14, 2012 11:00am
A Georgia lawmaker is looking to give drivers who support a woman's right to choose the option to demonstrate their viewpoint with a specialty license plate.
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Mon., December 3, 2012 6:00am
A state branch of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in Fulton County Superior Court challenging Georgia's regulations banning pre-viability abortions.
