Abortion Trials

From a list of Bills and Resolutions pre-filed with the Georgia Clerk of the House as of November 19, 2002:

HB 1.

By Representative Franklin of the 17^th:

A BILL to amend Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to feticide, so as to define certain terms; to provide that any person seeking to have an abortion performed shall first file a petition in the superior court; to provide that the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem; to provide for a jury trial; to provide that the court shall balance the rights of the fetus against the rights of the person seeking to have an abortion performed; and for other purposes.

In basic (well, more basic, anyway) English, this is a proposal for a change of the abortion law in Georgia that would require a woman seeking an abortion to go to court and file a petition seeking permission for the abortion.  The state would appoint a guardian for the fetus and there would be a jury trial to decide if the abortion can be peformed or not.

It's an outrageous proposal.  Somewhat clever and certainly a new tactic to make getting an abortion more difficult, but definately outrageous.  Once I find futher information on who to contact or how to combat it, I'll be posting it here.