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RandySF

(60,190 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:33 PM Mar 2023

Georgia Supreme Court to hear appeal of ruling invalidating state's abortion ban

ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear arguments next week in the appeal against a ruling that struck down the state law banning most abortions.

The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) act prohibits abortions once a heartbeat is detected, which is about six weeks into a pregnancy. That means most abortions in Georgia were effectively banned at a point before many women know they are pregnant.

Oral arguments are scheduled for the 10 a.m. session on Tuesday, March 28 before the state Supreme Court.

The law, which was signed back in 2019, did not go into effect until Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. Once the law was set to go into effect, a Fulton County judge ruled to overturn the state’s ban on abortion.


https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/georgia-supreme-court-arguments-appeal-ruling-striking-down-abortion-ban/85-de05b551-46e6-4d29-a82f-e14c8b1eab73

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Georgia Supreme Court to hear appeal of ruling invalidating state's abortion ban (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2023 OP
Can't have a heart beat without a heart. It's electrical activity Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #1

Phoenix61

(17,038 posts)
1. Can't have a heart beat without a heart. It's electrical activity
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:38 PM
Mar 2023

but it’s not a heart.
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A 6 week old embryo is about 1/8 of an inch long. I’m so over anti-abortion groups posting image an image of a 6 month old fetus when talking about abortion.

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