A federal judge has taken down the anti-abortion law in Georgia a year after it was approved by the General Assembly and ruled it unconstitutional.
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The ruling was written by District Judge Steve C. Jones said the law would have prohibited abortion at 6 weeks when a doctor can detect a fetal heart. Jones stated the move was unconstitutional and violated a woman’s right to have an abortion based on the Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973. He said in a statement, “It is in the public interest, and is this court’s duty, to ensure constitutional rights are protected.”
As reported by AJC, Georgia law stated abortions are allowed up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. Last year, Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 481 and was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia on behalf of clinics and advocates.
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The Georgia Attorney General’s Office said in a statement that the state is working on appealing the ruling.
Georgia is a state that values life and our fight to protect the innocent unborn is far from over. #gapol https://t.co/zD2Oo0Q8xt
— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) July 13, 2020