The state can no longer enforce its ban on abortion that took effect earlier this year, a Fulton County judge said Tuesday, allowing the procedure to be performed again in Georgia after a doctor detects fetal cardiac activity.
A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's ban on abortion that begins when a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which is as early as six weeks. Here's the ruling: #gapol
Judge McBurney wrote that the restrictions were "plainly unconstitutional when drafted, voted upon and enacted" when lawmakers adopted them in 2019, so they can't be enforced now. No immediate comment from Kemp's office. #gapol
The AG's office plans to pursue an immediate appeal but for now Georgia is enjoined from "seeking to enforce in any manner the post-heartbeat ban on abortion procedures in Georgia because there is no legal basis for them to do that which is not the law of this state." #gapol
The state can no longer enforce its ban on abortion that took effect earlier this year, a Fulton County judge ruled, allowing the procedure to be performed again in Georgia after a doctor detects fetal cardiac activity: #gapol #gasen
The judge left the door open for state lawmakers to revisit the ban, but that would be a risky proposition. The 2019 law passed with just one vote to spare in the Georgia House, and since then the Republican majority in the Legislature has narrowed. #gapol
A footnote says it all, I’m afraid. Dobbs has nothing to do with the Constitution or changing social norms or new information. It’s solely about power. The anti-abortion zealots have it and they wasted no time in using it.
Originally tweeted by Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) on November 15, 2022.