The day after a Georgia House committee advanced a bill that would make abortions illegal as soon as a fetus’ heartbeat is detected, some Democratic opponents of the measure greeted Republican lawmakers with wire hangers and bottles of bleach on the chamber floor. “These will be offered to every legislator who voted for that bill that’s unconstitutional and puts women’s lives in danger,” Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick (D) tweeted on Wednesday night with a photo of a collection of hangers. “Way to celebrate Womens History month Georgia!” House Bill 481, which passed the committee with a 17-14 vote on Wednesday, would slash a woman’s window to have an abortion from 20 weeks to about six ― when heartbeats are typically detectable by ultrasound. The measure will go to the House floor for debate and a vote, according to CNN. If the bill passes, it will head to the state Senate next week. Both chambers have Republican majorities.

And these will be offered to every legislator who voted for that bill that's unconstitutional and puts womens lives in danger. Way to celebrate Womens History month Georgia! 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 pic.twitter.com/CKQkBA5iMS — Dar'shun Kendrick (@DarshunKendrick) March 7, 2019

Abortion-rights advocates argue that many women don’t realize they’re pregnant until the sixth week of pregnancy or later. Similar restrictions have been proposed in several other states ― none of which have been able to enforce them. The Georgia Democrats took wire hangers and bottles of bleach to the House floor in protest as symbols of the self-induced abortions that many women dangerously attempt when the aid of a doctor isn’t available or allowed. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has said he supports the bill, which is sponsored by Rep. Ed Setzler (R), who has said he believes that life begins at conception. On Thursday, Kemp acknowledged that the bill will face a tough legal battle if it passes.

Some of the Democratic women of the House showing their utter DISGUST for HB 481 event getting considered. I am so TIRED of the government regulating my ovaries. Stay tuned next year for a wave of TESTICULAR regulatory bills.#LeaveMyOvariesAlone#TrustWomenpic.twitter.com/Ks8s8PlUAK — Dar'shun Kendrick (@DarshunKendrick) March 7, 2019