A federal judge heard arguments Monday via Zoom in Georgia’s controversial abortion law, which bans abortions as early as six weeks and recognizes a fetus as a person.
The law passed the Republican-controlled state Legislature last year, but Judge Steve C. Jones temporarily blocked it from going into effect in October.
Now plaintiffs in the case, known as Sister Song v. Kemp, are seeking a permanent injunction.
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