Bill would require women to go through a trial before an abortion

ATLANTA - Even abortion foes are criticizing a bill that would force women who want an abortion to go through a trial and have a judge sign a death warrant for an ``execution.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The bill, which has little chance of passing in Georgia&#39;s upcoming legislative session, would provide legal representation for the fetus and balance its rights with the rights of the woman before granting an abortion. <br> <br> Representative Bobby Franklin, a Marietta Republican, says he introduced the bill in the House to recognize the rights of unborn children. <br> <br> Abortion rights supporters criticized the bill as an attempt to undermine the U.S. Supreme Court&#39;s 1973 Roe versus Wade decision, which legalized abortion nationwide. <br> <br> Franklin is trying to guarantee fetuses equal or greater rights than their mothers, says Ebony Barley, a spokeswoman for the Georgia Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League. <br> <br> She says, ``This is probably the most grotesque bill we&#39;ve seen. This would increase the risk to women -- they would seek to get an abortion illegally.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The bill probably doesn&#39;t have much support even among Republicans, who instead favor creating a law to inform women about the surgical consequences of an abortion.