Republican lieutenant governor candidates debate

ATLANTA - Three Republican candidates for lieutenant governor say they will require women considering abortions to be given information about other options. <br> <br> The candidates say they want it to be a law that women would have to be informed about alternatives to having an abortion. <br> <br> Al Bartell, Steve Stancil and Mike Beatty debated Friday night on statewide TV. <br> <br> Stancil, from Canton, and Beatty, from Jackson County, have both served in the Legislature. Bartell ran for the Public Service Commission in 2000. <br> <br> They are seeking the nomination in their party&#39;s August 20 primary to challenge Democratic Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor in November. Taylor is unopposed in his party&#39;s primary.