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Georgians Directly Harmed by State’s Abortion Ban Share Their Stories in Court Filing
"Georgia's abortion ban endangers people's lives and health and doctors are not to blame for such harms." —Amicus brief submitted in case challenging the state's six-week ban
Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban
10.07.24 (PRESS RELEASE) — The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a ruling today staying a trial court decision striking down H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they’re pregnant. The ruling goes into effect at 5 p.m. today, reinstating Georgia’s abortion ban just one week […]
Georgia Six-Week Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
“Forcing a woman to carry an unwanted, not-yet-viable fetus to term violates her constitutional rights to liberty and privacy.” —Judge Robert McBurney
Georgia Says A Fetus Is A Person. The Implications Are Terrifying.
This Huffpost article reports on the dangerous provision in Georgia’s abortion ban that recognizes an embryo or fetus as a person after six weeks of pregnancy and “paves the way for criminalizing pregnant people.” Alice Wang, staff attorney at the Center and a litigator in the case challenging the Gerogia law, said, “It is unclear […]
