Ohio judge permanently blocks state's six-week abortion ban
An Ohio county judge on Thursday issued a permanent injunction blocking the state from enforcing its “heartbeat” abortion ban. It would be the first time the entire law has been permanently blocked since the state passed the Reproductive Freedom Amendment last year. Hamilton County Civil Court Judge Christian Jenkins said voters had a say in […]
Georgia high court reinstates state’s six-week abortion law
Georgia's Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court's ruling last week that allowed abortions up to 22 weeks instead of six weeks, considering an appeal by the state. The order from the state Supreme Court comes from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who said abortion must be regulated the same way it […]
Georgia Supreme Court halts lower court ruling, reinstates six-week abortion ban
Georgia's Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the state's six-week abortion ban, blocking a trial judge's ruling just a week earlier that overturned the law. The order goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday and will remain in place until the state's appeal is heard. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on Sept. 30 […]
Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s Six-Week Abortion Ban As Unconstitutional
A senior county judge declared Monday that Georgia's six-week abortion ban is unconstitutional and unenforceable under the state constitution. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the law violates the Georgia Constitution, which protects that freedom by allowing children to leave the womb without interference from the state. This included allowing women to […]
Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week abortion law
Judge of Fulton County, Georgia, overturned the state's “heartbeat law” on abortion, which made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after six weeks. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ordered Monday that abortions must be regulated as they were before the Heartbeat Act, meaning abortions may be allowed up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. […]
Iowa's six-week abortion ban takes effect
A law banning abortions before most women know they are pregnant goes into effect in Iowa on Monday, once again changing access to abortion in the United States more than two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The law bans abortions after fetal “cardiac activity” is detected — electrical activity that’s usually found on […]