Georgia’s abortion law H.B. 481 took effect three years ago, following the U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision ending federal abortion protections. Proponents of the law say it’s working as designed. Atlanta abortion-rights advocates, doctors and patients say the state law continues to interfere with pregnancy care.
H.B. 481, also called The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, bans abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy, typically when an ultrasound can detect cardiac activity in an embryo.
It allows for exceptions, including medical exceptions for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy. But some Georgia patients say the exceptions aren’t clear enough to ensure timely care, particularly during emergency complications.
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