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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2019, 04:52 PM Oct 2019

Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law

Source: Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Georgia’s restrictive new abortion law from taking effect, following the lead of other judges who have blocked similar measures in other states.

The law signed in May by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women realize they’re expecting. It allows for limited exceptions.

It had been scheduled to become enforceable on Jan. 1.

Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights in June filed a constitutional challenge to the law on behalf of Georgia abortion providers and an advocacy group.

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By KATE BRUMBACK
54 minutes ago

Read more: https://apnews.com/5241da705dad4efb95670b56f87246d6

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law (Original Post) Eugene Oct 2019 OP

What? Evangelicals and their cult of the unborn forcing their religious doctrin onto all of us. Farmer-Rick Oct 2019 #1

even tho there is no heart that is beating. mopinko Oct 2019 #2

Presumptuous wingers... Maxheader Oct 2019 #3

Virginia and Georgia today, which states tomorrow? BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #4

Farmer-Rick

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1. What? Evangelicals and their cult of the unborn forcing their religious doctrin onto all of us.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 05:09 PM

Oct 2019

Is temporarily postponed while judges check with their lords and masters on what they should do.

This is all such a stupid idea now that the abortion pill(s) can so easily be obtained. They are outlawing something they will never be able to control. Order what you need off the internet or visit India, England or Ireland. The abortion pill is very easy to obtain and is very safe.