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Tip sheet: House addresses anti-abortion bills

State Sen. Greg Kirk (left) discusses his bill, the First Amendment Defense Act, on Tuesday. It was incorporated into HB 757, the Pastor Protection Act pushed by House Speaker David Ralston, by the Senate Rules Committee. Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

State Sen. Greg Kirk (left) discusses his bill, the First Amendment Defense Act, on Tuesday. It was incorporated into HB 757, the Pastor Protection Act pushed by House Speaker David Ralston, by the Senate Rules Committee. Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com
By Jim Galloway
Feb 17, 2016

Days remaining in the legislative session: 19

The House and Senate convene at 10 a.m. today.

Two anti-abortion bills are up in the House:

-- HB 762, authored by Rep. Wendell Willard, would prevent doctors who perform abortions from selling aborted fetal tissue. Anyone guilty of doing this could face up to five years in prison.

-- HB 555, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Chandler, R-Grayson would change the existing abortion reporting laws. It requires that the Juvenile Court and Administrative Office of the Courts compile and deliver statistics on girls 17 and younger who seek an abortion and who do not notify their parents.

Among bills up in the Senate is SB 282, which would prohibit banks from discriminating against gun shops/businesses when it comes to granting loans.

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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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