"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 his ruling. "That power is not, however, unlimited... 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."
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Georgia "heartbeat" bill, banning abortions after six weeks, went into effect in June 2022, highlighting the shifts in abortion laws following this major judicial decision.
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the six-week abortion ban after a lower court ruled it unconstitutional one week prior, demonstrating the ongoing legal battles surrounding abortion access in the state.
The 2019 law allows abortions under specific circumstances such as fetal anomalies or when medical issues threaten the gestational parent's life, indicating some limitations within the overall ban.
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