Abortion in the state of Georgia (United States) is back prohibited from the sixth week of pregnancy. The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the state’s abortion ban on Wednesday after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on Nov. 15 that when this law was passed, violated the US Constitution and precedents of the Supreme Court. Several U.S. states reinstated their ban on abortions last July when the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, who had guaranteed abortion rights to the United States since 1973. the order of the Fulton County superior court, the the law can be applied again.
In fact, the rule has been challenged by several groups defending the right to abortion. This is the case of the American association Planned Parenthood Southeast, who has already expressed his disagreement with the court ruling. “It is inconceivable that the Georgia Supreme Court has chosen to deny pregnant individuals the ability to decide what is best for their lives and futures,” they said in a statement. Specifically, the law prohibits most abortions once identified “human heartbeat” During pregnancy. Heart activity is usually heard for the first time by ultrasound since sixth weeka time when many women still don’t know they are pregnant. The law banning abortion in the state of Georgia has a few exceptions, such as the woman’s medical emergencies, cases of rape and incest that have been reported. Furthermore, termination of pregnancy can also be used if the fetus has health problems.
Radiography of the right to abortion in the United States
The repeal of Roe v. Wade, who protected a woman’s right to freely abort, has generated much controversy throughout the United States. At this time, terminating a pregnancy for any week is illegal in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin. According to The New York Timesit is only allowed stop on some exceptionssuch as cases of sexual assault or incest. As for Ohio and South Carolina, it’s the same as Georgia: You can’t terminate the pregnancy from the sixth week. In some states, such as Florida and Arizona, abortion is prohibited after the 15th week of pregnancy, while in North Carolina it is illegal after the 20th week. On the contrary, many states have decided to protect this right. This is the case of Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
