Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is expected to take effect soon, now that the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. The court’s decision allows states to enact their own abortion laws. Georgia abortion-rights advocates say they’ll keep fighting for access to the procedure across the state.
The decision follows a leaked draft opinion revealed in May indicating justices were considering overturning the landmark 1973 decision guaranteeing abortion access nationwide.
In Georgia, the high court’s ruling means the state’s 2019 law HB 481 is poised to take effect. The law bans abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy except in certain circumstances. These include rape or incest — if a police report is filed — miscarriage and pregnancies deemed medically futile.
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