Kemp signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law

Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed legislation banning abortions once a heartbeat can be detected. That can be as early as six weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant. The signing caps weeks of tension and protests at the state Capitol in Atlanta, and marks the beginning of what could be a lengthy and costly legal battle over the law’s constitutionality.

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