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The Georgia Personhood Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have extended state recognition of a human person’s “right to life” to human fetuses.[1]
The proposed amendment was introduced into the Georgia Legislature as SR 420.[1]
Support
Supporters
- Sen. Barry Loudermilk (R-14)[1]
- Sen. Renee Unterman (R-45)
- Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-46)
- Sen. Buddy Carter (R-1)
- Sen. John Albers (R-56)
- Sen. William Ligon (R-4)
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Georgia Constitution
The proposed amendment needed to be approved by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of the Georgia Legislature in order to be placed on the ballot.
See also
External links
Footnotes
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