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Georgia House codifies right to in vitro fertilization, approves HB 428
Summary
After emotional testimony from sponsor Representative Leeman Franklin and bipartisan floor support, the House passed HB 428 to codify access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) in state law. Sponsors said the bill does not expand or limit current medical practice but puts IVF protections into statute.
The Georgia House of Representatives on Feb. 27 passed House Bill 428, a measure that codifies the right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) in state law.
Representative Leeman Franklin, the bill sponsor, told the chamber HB 428 does not change current medical practice but instead “safeguards that ability and protects it for Georgians and for all of Georgia in the future.” Franklin described his family’s multi‑year fertility journey and said the measure simply puts existing access into statute. “If you want to do IVF in Georgia right now,…
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