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ATLANTA (OSV News) — Judge Robert McBurney of Superior Court of Fulton County in Atlanta ruled on Sept. 30 that Georgia can no longer enforce its so-called “heartbeat law” on abortion, a six-week abortion ban that went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.
With McBurney’s ruling, abortions are now legally allowed in Georgia until about 22 weeks of pregnancy.
“A review of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices,” McBurney wrote in the 26-page ruling.
This power a woman has is “not unlimited,” however, and that “when a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability … then – and only then – may society intervene,” he said.
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With McBurney’s ruling, abortions are now legally allowed in Georgia until about 22 weeks of pregnancy.
“A review of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices,” McBurney wrote in the 26-page ruling.
This power a woman has is “not unlimited,” however, and that “when a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability … then – and only then – may society intervene,” he said.
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Georgia's abortion ban struck down again; abortions can now be performed up to 22 weeks
With the latest ruling, abortions are now legally allowed in Georgia until about 22 weeks of pregnancy.
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