Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a ban on abortion after six weeks of gestation. The bill makes no exception for rape or incest victims. Abbott signed the bill into law on Wednesday that only allows for abortion after six weeks in light of a medical emergency. The new legislation …
Read More »Federal Judge Rules Georgia’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill Unconstitutional
Written by: @kristenshylin_ U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion restriction unconstitutional, permanently voiding the abortion ban, AP News reported. Georgia petitioned the removal of abortion practices once a “detectable human heartbeat” was identified, with few exceptions. According to a legal counter, a fetal heartbeat can be acquired …
Read More »Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Block Georgia’s Abortion Ban
Abortion providers and advocacy groups in Atlanta have filed a federal lawsuit to challenge the state’s recently passed anti-abortion laws. According to the AP, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit challenging the new Georgia law that bans …
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