Georgia Personhood Amendment Petition
This amendment would recognize the paramount right to life of all human beings as persons at any stage of development from fertilization to natural death.
Immediate action is critical as future elections are uncertain, and thousands of preborn children may be lost before the next legislative session. Pro-lifers face morally flawed legislation with exceptions, but alternatives exist, such as the Personhood Amendment, which aims to protect all human life from fertilization to natural death without discrimination. The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision allows Georgians to take decisive action to safeguard innocent lives. Enacting the Personhood Amendment would end abortion in Georgia, ensuring equal rights and justice for all innocent life stages, regardless of circumstances.
This is our historic opportunity to advance a Personhood Amendment in the state of Georgia to put an end to the scourge of elective abortions in this state—and be a light to other states across the country and around the world.
“As a 100% pro-life American, I ask you to withdraw your support of any legislation that discriminates against a class of human beings and to instead support legislation that protects all innocent human beings from the earliest biological beginning through natural death.”
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Georgia Personhood Amendment Wording
Contact: For more information contact us via email at stateoffice@grtl.org or by telephone at (770) 339-6880.
To the Governor:
Whereas, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, and
Whereas, as was reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution you stated in 2019 that, “All life has value, all life matters and all life is worthy of protection” and,
Whereas, Article V, Section II, Paragraph VII of the Constitution of Georgia states, “The Governor may convene the General Assembly in special session by proclamation…” and
Whereas, in response to a 2012 non-binding GOP primary question sixty-six percent of voters expressed support for amending the state constitution to grant the “paramount right to life” to all innocent human beings from their earliest biological beginning until natural death; and
Whereas, no one can predict the results of the upcoming November election and there is no assurance that pro-life leaders will be elected to serve in 2023; and
Whereas, several thousand pre-born children may be legally murdered in our state before the beginning of the next regularly scheduled legislative session; and
Whereas, innocent Georgians may be legally murdered even if the “Heartbeat” law goes into effect because of the broad exceptions it contains;
Therefore, we urge you to immediately convene a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to pass an amendment to the state constitution which states:
Article I, Section I of the Constitution is amended by adding a new Paragraph to read as follows:
“Paramount right to life. This state shall recognize the paramount right to life of all human beings as persons at any stage of development from fertilization to natural death.”
*By signing this petition you are also giving Georgia Right to Life permission to keep you informed of future efforts via phone, social media, mail, and email.
The Importance of Personhood
As a Christian organization, Georgia Right to Life is governed by the Word of God, which prohibits abortion. The Bible plainly states that “God created man in his own image…” (Gen 1:27) and every preborn baby is a human person from its earliest beginning (Ps 139:13-16). The Bible prohibits the taking of innocent human life in the sixth commandment “Thou shall not murder” (Exodus 20:13).
Jeremiah 1:5 demonstrates that God knows the preborn in the same way he knows a person outside the womb. “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou came forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
To be consistent with God’s Word, the laws which protect human beings who are born must equally protect those not yet born.
Finally, Matthew 22:30 says, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” The willful murder of millions of our innocent preborn neighbors is heinous in the sight of God — we are committed to seeing it end, by God’s grace and mercy.