Georgia Supreme Court halts lower court ruling, reinstates 6-week abortion ban
- Georgia's Supreme Court reinstated the six-week abortion ban after halting a lower court's ruling that deemed the law unconstitutional, blocking expanded services just a week later.
- Justice John J. Ellington dissented, stating that enforcing such laws violates fundamental rights under the Georgia Constitution.
- The law bans most abortions once embryonic cardiac activity is detected, which occurs around six weeks of pregnancy.
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Amber Thurman case shines spotlight on Georgia’s draconian abortion laws
Ms Thurman had taken an abortion pill and “suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat,” said ProPublica, about the report’s findings. Had her home state not banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy she would have been able to access a procedure locally.
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban while state appeals • Florida Phoenix
Georgia Supreme Court justices listen to arguments in a case challenging whether the state’s six-week abortion ban should be considered void since it was passed before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is back in effect after a Georgia Supreme Court decision Monday shut off access to expanded services just one week…
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban - Catholic Review
The Georgia Supreme Court temporarily reinstated Oct. 7 the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal of a previous lower court ruling that had struck down the law. Georgia’s so-called “heartbeat law” on abortion, which prohibits most abortions after six weeks, went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. It has been the subject of litigation after opponents filed suit shortly after its passage. Previously, Judge Rob…
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