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  • Perdue signs abortion waiting period law (Georgia)

    05/10/2005 9:00:00 PM PDT · by LdSentinal · 7 replies · 397+ views
    Ledger-Enquirer.com ^ | 5/10/05 | Dick Pettys
    ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue gave his approval Tuesday to a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, a measure long pushed by his fellow Republicans but blocked by Democrats while they had control of the Legislature. The measure was approved in March by the first Legislature under Republican control in Georgia since Reconstruction. Perdue called it "a commonsense approach to a sensitive issue" and said it reflects "the mainstream values that Georgians share." With his signature, it became law and onlookers from the faith community, assembled in his office, applauded. The law requires a woman seeking an abortion to...