Judge Blocks Georgia Abortion Law That Triggered Showbiz Protests
In his decision, Jones wrote that “by prohibiting a woman from terminating her pregnancy after a fetal heartbeat is detected, bans abortions prior to the point of viability.” The fetal heartbeat typically is detected in the first six weeks of a pregnancy.
He wrote that the law was “in direct conflict with current Supreme Court precedent, which this Court is bound by and must follow” and that the plaintiffs “have therefore established a substantial likelihood of success on the merits.” Groups such as the ACLU and Planned Parenthood challenged the legislation.their dismay as the law was making it through Georgia legislature. With generous production incentives, Georgia is now a production center is the U.S.
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