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US Judge Robert McBurney overturns Georgia's six-week abortion ban

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A Fulton County superior court judge has ruled that Georgia's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional, effectively allowing abortions to be performed later in pregnancy. The ban, which was passed in 2019 and took effect in 2022, prohibited abortions once fetal cardiac activity was detected. This decision overturns the 2022 ban and allows abortions to be performed up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy. The ruling is significant as it comes after the overturning of Roe v Wade, which previously blocked the ban.

  1. US
    Robert McBurney
    Fulton County Superior Court
    1. The State's interest in protecting 'unborn' life is compelling, but until that life can be sustained by the State, the balance of rights favours the woman.
    2. When a fetus growing inside a woman reaches viability, when society can assume care and responsibility for that separate life, then — and only then — may society intervene.
    3. For these women, the liberty of privacy means that they alone should choose whether they serve as human incubators for the five months leading up to viability.
    4. It is not for a legislator, a judge, or a Commander from 'The Handmaid's Tale' to tell these women what to do with their bodies.
  2. US
    Brian Kemp
    Republican Party
    1. Protecting the lives of the most vulnerable among us is one of our most sacred responsibilities, and Georgia will continue to be a place where we fight for the lives of the unborn.
    2. Once again, the will of Georgians and their representatives has been overruled by the personal beliefs of one judge.
  3. US
    Monica Simpson
    SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
    1. We are encouraged that a Georgia court has ruled for bodily autonomy.
    2. At the same time, we can't forget that every day the ban has been in place has been a day too long – and we have felt the dire consequences with the devastating and preventable deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.

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sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.CBS News
  6. 6.ProPublica

perspectives

  1. 1.US Politics
  2. 2.US under Joe Biden
  3. 3.Abortion
  4. 4.Women's Rights
  5. 5.Healthcare
  6. 6.Constitution

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.US Supreme CourtUS
  3. 3.Democratic PartyUS
  4. 4.Fulton County Superior Court
  5. 5.SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
  6. 6.Society of Family Planning

persons

  1. 1.Robert McBurneyUS
  2. 2.Amber Thurman
  3. 3.Candi Miller
  4. 4.Brian KempUS
  5. 5.Chris Carr
  6. 6.Donald TrumpUS
  7. 7.Joe BidenUS
  8. 8.Kamala HarrisUS
  9. 9.Monica SimpsonUS

technicals

  1. 1.Life Act
  2. 2.Roe v Wade
  3. 3.Handmaid's Tale
US Judge Robert McBurney overturns Georgia's six-week abortion ban