GA HB441

Defines "human being" in Georgia's homicide laws to include an unborn child at every stage of development from fertilization until birth, extending criminal homicide protections to embryos and fetuses

Creates a coercion defense specifically for mothers charged with murder of an unborn child, allowing the defense if the mother reasonably believed the act was necessary to prevent her imminent death or great bodily injury

Removes existing exceptions that prohibited prosecuting pregnant women, abortion providers with consent, and medical professionals for assault and battery on an unborn child

Grants the Attorney General concurrent prosecuting authority alongside local prosecutors for cases under this act, including authority to employ peace officers for investigations

Changes civil wrongful death recovery for unborn children from the point of detectable heartbeat to the point of fertilization, and applies prospectively only to acts committed after the effective date