The Standard of Justice
HB 441 applies existing Georgia homicide law to the unborn. No exceptions, no arbitrary timelines.
What HB 441 Does
Current Georgia law: If you kill a born person, it is murder. Kill an unborn person? Often treated as a legal non-event.
HB 441 removes that distinction. It asserts that from fertilization, a human being exists and deserves the same legal protection as any other person.
This is not new law. It is the application of existing law to a class of persons currently excluded.
Current Law (Heartbeat)
- X Protects only after a "heartbeat" is detected.
- X Allows killing based on age or circumstances.
- X Grants immunity to those who perform abortions.
HB 441 (Equal Protection)
- ✓ Protects from the moment of fertilization.
- ✓ The penalty for killing a preborn child matches the penalty for killing a born child.
- ✓ No exceptions based on circumstances of conception.