Georgia House Bill 122 recognizes legal rights and protections for human life from conception

Original title: Persons and their rights; life from the moment of conception is accorded same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; provide

Last action · January 29, 2025: House Second ReadersSponsors: Charlice Byrd and 5 others

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What This Bill Proposed

House Bill 122 establishes in Georgia law that human life is valued and protected from the moment of conception, granting unborn life the same constitutional rights and protections as all persons. The measure defines key terms including abortion, conception, , and , while explicitly stating it does not create a right to abortion or ban contraception.

Why it matters

The measure alters the legal status of an unborn child under state law, extending standard legal protections from conception onward while preserving existing legality around .

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

residents of Georgia

Legal rights and protections under state law are expanded to include unborn life from the moment of conception.

Key Facts

The State of Georgia recognizes that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception.
Every life from the moment of conception is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons under federal and state constitutions and laws.
'Abortifacient' is defined as a method of inhibiting the development of a human pregnancy at any stage following conception.
'Conception' is defined as the process of combining the male sperm with the female ovum, resulting in a fertilized ovum or zygote.

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'Contraception' is defined as a method of inhibiting the development of a human pregnancy at any stage prior to conception, excluding abortifacients.
The Code section is explicitly not to be construed to create or recognize a right to abortion.
The Code section does not prohibit the use of any means of contraception.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does House Bill 122 establish regarding conception?

The bill establishes that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception and is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons.

Does the bill ban contraception?

No, the bill explicitly states that the new Code section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of any means of .

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

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Jan 29, 2025House
House Second Readers
Jan 28, 2025HouseIntroduced
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Jan 27, 2025HouseIntroduced
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