News outlets across the country have characterized two recent bills that effectively banned abortions in Georgia and Alabama in a number of ways. Some media outlets have painted the laws as Republican measures while others have painted it as the byproducts of Christian crusaders or the creations of sexist men. But the numbers show it’s really not that simple. In Georgia, one Democrat voted “yea” and five Republicans voted against the passage of the so-called “fetal heartbeat bill,” which bans abortions before most women can know they are pregnant. And despite the assertion that the Living Infant Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act is a move by Christian conservatives, one can safely assume that most of the people who voted “nay” are also Christians. Advertisement Even though a number of reporters and activists have noted that only male senators voted for the restrictive Alabama legislation, a woman sponsored the Alabama measure (State Rep. Terri Collins), six female lawmakers voted in favor of the ban and a woman signed the bill into law (Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey). In Georgia, 13 women voted to pass the bill and at least one Democratic representative in each state supported the measures. While those numbers represent…