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Georgia House codifies right to in vitro fertilization after emotional floor debate
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 428 to codify the right to in‑vitro fertilization in Georgia law; sponsor and several members shared personal stories during an extended, bipartisan debate. The bill passed unanimously in the House.
The Georgia House on Feb. 27 voted 172–0 to pass House Bill 428, a measure to codify the right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) in state law.
Representative Leamon Franklin, the bill’s sponsor, told colleagues his own family story and urged members to protect Georgians’ access to IVF. Franklin said the bill does not change current medical practice; it places existing access into…
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