from Georgia ban on abortion for six weeks is unconstitutional, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday, allowing abortions to resume later in pregnancies.
This order means the state cannot enforce the six-week ban that took effect in 2022. Abortions can continue to be performed until approximately 22 weeks of pregnancy.
“While the state’s interest in protecting “unborn” life is compelling, until that life can be supported by the state – and not just by the woman compelled by law to perform the state work – the balance of rights favors the woman,” McBurney said. wrote in his decision.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Georgia was one of the states where a ban automatically goes into effect about six weeks, which is sometimes before a woman realizes she is pregnant.
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