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Anti-abortion bill clears Georgia Senate committee
Similar 'heartbeat' bills pass Ohio Senate, Tennessee House
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Sen. Valencia Seay, left, speaks passionately against a bill concerning abortion as Sen. Jennifer Jordan, right, listens on Monday in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Abortion rights activists chanted "shame" as Republicans on a Georgia Senate committee moved Monday to ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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