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Photos: Georgia Senate debates heartbeat abortion bill

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Capitol police maintain a heavy presence in the senate gallery. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A man walks past Pro-Choice demonstrators on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Demonstrators from both sides were in the halls of the Capitol before the start of the session this morning. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 14, 2019 - Atlanta - The Senate took up a hearing Thursday for the "fetal heartbeat bill." Advocates on both sides were expected to fill the Capitol as the committee debates the bill that would outlaw most abortions after six weeks. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Zahra Karinshak holds a copy of the Constitution as she spoke in opposition to the bill. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Randy Robertson bows his head as Senator
P. K. Martin reads a psalm from the well when he he spoke in support for the bill. he Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Georgia State Troopers walk toward the Senate chambers gallery during the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Pro-Choice and Pro-Life demonstrators display their signs during the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Majority leader Mike Dugan, who argued for the engrossment of the "heartbeat bill", looks toward the gallery after the engrossment vote passed. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A member of the Pissed Off Peaches, a Georgia Reproductive health rights and justice coalition, shows off her t-shirt during the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A group of woman wait to be seated in the Senate gallery during the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler (pictured here). Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senators huddle around the podium where Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan ruled against Sen. Steve Hensonâs motion to require a fiscal note. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Sen. Steve Henson heads back to his seat after the chair denied his request to require a fiscal note. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 14, 2019 - Atlanta - The Senate took up a hearing Thursday for the "fetal heartbeat bill." Advocates on both sides were expected to fill the Capitol as the committee debates the bill that would outlaw most abortions after six weeks. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Harold V. Jones speaks against the bill. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator William T. Ligon speaks in support of the bill. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan addresses members of the Georgia senate during a debate on HB 481 in the Senate chambers on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. HB 481 passed the Senate, 34-18. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A young man is scolded by Georgia Senator Randy Robertson (left) after making comment to the senator following the passing of HB 481 in the Senate chambers on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. HB 481 passed the Senate, 34-18. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Democratic women, who wore white in solidarity, talk to the press after the passage of the bill. The Georgia Senate passed the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday after nearly five hours of debate. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan gives Rep. Ed Setzler a thumbs up after the passage of the bill. The Georgia Senate passed the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday after nearly five hours of debate. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Jennifer Jordan delivers the minority report in opposition to the bill. The Georgia Senate passed the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday after nearly five hours of debate. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Demonstrators gather around a television in the lobby to watch as members of the Senate debate HB 481 in the Senate chambers on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- A line of Georgia State Trooper vehicles sit outside of the Georgia State Capitol building as members of the Senate debate HB 481 on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

03/22/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Pro-Life and Pro-Choice demonstrators sit in the lobby with their signs as members of the Senate debate HB 481 in the Senate chambers on the 35th legislative day at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Friday, March 22, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Gail Davenport speaks in opposition to the bill. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Senator Bill Heath listens as debate nears the three hour mark. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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March 22, 2019 - Atlanta - Capitol police maintain a heavy presence in the senate gallery. The Georgia Senate is set for a lengthy debate on the anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" Friday. Sen. Renee Unterman is carrying the bill for Rep. Ed Setzler. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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