Anti-abortion group targets Georgia House Democratic leader
Anti-abortion activists have set their sights on ousting Georgia’s House Democratic leader — who narrowly won re-election last year in his rural district — for his vote against the state’s new law that severely limits the window for when a pregnancy can be terminated.
The Family Policy Alliance of Georgia went into the district of state House Minority Leader Bob Trammell on Monday to hold a press conference urging voters to oust the Luthersville Democrat in the 2020 elections for his vote against Georgia’s “heartbeat” bill.
House Bill 481, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, bans most abortions once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity — which usually occurs about six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women know they’re pregnant.
The Family Policy Alliance of Georgia announced shortly after the legislative session ended that it plans to target the seats of people who voted against the “heartbeat” bill. Democrats are hoping to use the same legislation to take majority control of the House. If that happens, and Trammell wins re-election, he could become the next House speaker.
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