Do you support an amendment to the Georgia State Constitution that would declare the right to life is vested in each human being from the earliest biological beginning until natural death?

If you are a Republican voter, you might want to start thinking about it.

The Republican Party of Hall County, along with many others around the state, is asking voters for their input when they vote in the July 20 primary election.

Jim Pilgrim, chairman of the Hall County Republican Party, said the nonbinding question is on behalf of Georgia Right to Life, an anti-abortion organization.

“It will be a question that is being asked statewide and not just here in Hall County,” Pilgrim said.
“It’s information gathering.”

The question will gauge how Georgia residents feel about when life begins.

Pilgrim said the Hall County party agreed to the ballot question though there are some points that are not clearly defined.

“We did discuss it in the executive committee and there were concerns about how cut and dry the proposal was. One of the concerns we had was “to natural death” and the people who believe in capital punishment,” Pilgrim said.

“Also, the questions come up too if there is an exception for the life of the mother in danger or the life of the mother in rape or incest.”

Pilgrim hopes voters will come prepared to offer an educated answer.

“Those are the questions the voters have to ask themselves before they vote on this question,” Pilgrim said.

This is not the first time Georgia politicians have tackled the subject.

In 2007, the General Assembly considered House Resolution 536, a right to life resolution co-sponsored by former state representative and new 9th District U.S. Rep. Tom Graves.

“It’s been in the Georgia legislature for several years and hotly debated,” Pilgrim said.

Pilgrim said the Hall County Republican Party frequently puts questions on the ballot and plans to do so again in the November general election.