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.
Anti-abortion bill clears Georgia Senate committee
Similar 'heartbeat' bills pass Ohio Senate, Tennessee House
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