Georgia’s ruling on abortion proves it’s not the same-old politics now
A Fulton County Judge ruled Monday that Georgia could not enforce its six-week ban on abortions, finding that the Georgia Constitution prevents the state to interfere with abortion decisions prior viability. This is a huge win for patients, providers and abortion access in the region. It returns–for now–the legality of abortion care in Georgia back to around 22 weeks in pregnancy.
The decision is the latest since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade from a state court to ground the right to bodily autonomy in state constitutional protections just this month alone. And it comes on the heels of ProPublica reporting about at least two Georgia women dying as a result of denials of medical care thanks to that unconstitutional six-week ban.
It’s hard to conjure up better proof that abortion bans are deadly politics.
It’s also a stark reminder of just how much is at stake in this upcoming election. Rewire News Group has been following abortion initiatives on ballots across the country and is pleased to be working with Reckon in order to navigate the first nationwide election since Roe was reversed. This election is a turning point in abortion politics. Georgia’s election this week proved that the stakes are much higher.
