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Georgia attorney general appeals ruling striking down state’s abortion ban

Headline from The Hill

Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling from earlier this week that struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban.

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  1. WMUR

    Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy (opens WMUR)

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    A Georgia judge struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.

  2. New York Post

    Judge strikes down Georgia’s abortion ban: report (opens New York Post)

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    A Fulton County, Georgia judge struck down the state's abortion ban on Monday, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

  3. Fox News

    Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion law, calls it 'unconstitutional' (opens Fox News)

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    A Georgia judge overturned the state's six-week abortion law, that was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, calling it "unconstitutional."

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Georgia judge strikes down the state’s 6-week ban on abortions (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The Georgia ruling could open up new avenues to access abortion not only for residents of the state, but for people in nearby states who currently face long trips to places like North Carolina or Illinois.

  5. Newsweek

    Republican-appointed judge strikes down Georgia abortion law (opens Newsweek)

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    A state judge determined that Georgia's six-week abortion ban, which was signed in 2019, is unconstitutional.

  6. Talking Points Memo

    Georgia Judge’s Abortion Decision Will Reverberate Across The South, Albeit Temporarily (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney issued an order Monday striking down the state's six-week abortion ban and allowing the procedure to be performed…

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Judge blocks Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    A state court judge today blocked a Georgia law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, finding it violated the rights to privacy and liberty guaranteed by the state constitution.

  8. The Guardian

    Georgia judge strikes down state’s abortion ban (opens The Guardian)

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    Fulton county judge issues order that abortions must be regulated as they were before law took effect in 2022

  9. Forbes

    Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s 6-Week Abortion Ban (opens Forbes)

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    A judge in Georgia said freedom should include “the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her health care choices.”

  10. NBC News

    State judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban (opens NBC News)

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    A judge in Georgia's Fulton County struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, allowing the procedure to resume and making it legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.

  11. Green Field Reporter

    No one expects a judge's rollback of Georgia's abortion ban to be the last word - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When a Georgia judge overturned the state’s abortion ban this week, abortion rights advocates praised the ruling and opponents denounced it — all knowing the state’s top court could put it on hold in coming days or weeks.

  12. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Judge blocks Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A state court judge on Monday blocked a Georgia law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, finding it violated the rights to privacy and liberty guaranteed by the

  13. WSVN Miami

    Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about

  14. Local News 8

    No one expects a judge's rollback of Georgia's abortion ban to be the last word (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge rolled back Georgia’s abortion ban this week, but it’s not expected to be the final word. The state attorney general’s office has said it would appeal Monday’s ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court.

  15. The Union-Recorder

    Judge tosses Georgia abortion ban (opens The Union-Recorder)

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    A Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday overturned Georgia

  16. PBS NewsHour

    News Wrap: Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions after 6 weeks (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Georgia struck down the state's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the FBI agreed to pay $22 million to 34 women who claimed they were targeted for dismissal from the agency's training center, more than 90,000 people near Atlanta sheltered in plac…

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Georgia abortion law struck down (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    ATLANTA -- A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.

  18. Truthout

    Georgia Judge Strikes Down State’s 6-Week Abortion Ban (opens Truthout)

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    The state constitution’s liberty provisions include “the right to make personal healthcare decisions,” the judge said.

  19. Christian Science Monitor

    Georgia judge strikes down state’s abortion ban as unconstitutional. Will it last? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    The state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022, was deemed in violation of Georgia’s constitution. Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order “liberty in Georgia includes ... the power of a woman to control her own body.”

  20. Courthouse News Service

    Judge strikes down Georgia six-week abortion ban (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The decision means the procedure is allowed again up until about 22 weeks of pregnancy, as it was before the state's 2019 ban took effect.

  21. The New Republic

    Georgia Judge Strikes Down State’s Abortion Ban in Stunning Ruling (opens The New Republic)

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    A Fulton County judge has said abortions in the state must resume as they did when Roe v. Wade was still the law of the land.

  22. The Columbian

    Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions after 6 weeks (opens The Columbian)

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    ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.

  23. Salon

    Georgia's strict abortion ban is unconstitutional, judge rules (opens Salon)

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    “Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning … the power of a woman to control her own body,” Judge McBurney wrote

  24. PoliticusUSA

    Georgia Abortion Ban Struck Down Because Liberty Includes Having Control Over Our Bodies (opens PoliticusUSA)

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    Georgia's 2019 abortion ban that was implemented in 2022 was struck down today by a Fulton County judge, so the abortion ban can no longer be enforced in the Peach state.

  25. Black Enterprise

    Fulton County Judge Strikes Down Georgia's Six-Week Abortion Ban (opens Black Enterprise)

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    A Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, deemed the LIFE Act.

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