Republican-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Georgia Abortion Law
A Georgia judge declared Monday that the state's abortion law, which restricted the procedure to the first six weeks of pregnancy, is unconstitutional. The order from Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney,
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
A Georgia judge has struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
Judge halts Georgia abortion ban, allowing procedure to resume after 6 weeks
The county judge wrote that his ruling means the law in the state returns to what it was before the law took effect in 2022, allowing abortions through at least 20 weeks of pregnancy. The state plans to appeal.
Judge rules Georgia's abortion ban unconstitutional
The ruling means abortions in Georgia will be permitted to take place up to around 22 weeks, instead of a much earlier limit.
Judge strikes down Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban
A judge has struck down Georgia’s ban on abortions at roughly six weeks, two years after the controversial law took effect.
Federal judge throws out Georgia’s abortion law, calls it unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Robert McBurney declared the law an unconstitutional violation of women’s privacy and equal protection rights.
Judge rejects Georgia ban on abortions, allows them to resume past 6 weeks into pregnancy
The judge wrote that his ruling means the law in the state returns to what it was before the law took effect in 2022.
Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion law, calls it 'unconstitutional'
A Georgia judge overturned the state's six-week abortion law, that was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, calling it "unconstitutional."
Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion ban
Georgia’s law, referred to by supporters as the “heartbeat bill” and by opponents as the “six-week ban,” prohibits abortions in most instances once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity, typically about six weeks into a pregnancy and before many know they are pregnant.
Georgia judge says state can’t enforce 6-week abortion ban
A state judge struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, saying it violated the state constitution — and allowing the procedure to be performed until the 22nd week of pregnancy. The law, signed by Gov.
Judge rules Georgia's six week abortion ban unconstitutional
Monday's decision repealed Georgia’s law restricting access to abortion after six weeks, before many people become aware that they are pregnant.
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Judge strikes down Georgia six-week abortion ban
The decision means the procedure is allowed again up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy, as it was before the state's 2019 ban ...
Georgia Judge’s Abortion Decision Will Reverberate Across The South, Albeit Temporarily
Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued an order Monday striking down the state’s six-week abortion ban and ...