ATLANTA – A federal judge Monday overturned Georgia’s “heartbeat” law banning abortion essentially after six weeks of pregnancy.
In a 26-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert McBurney declared the law an unconstitutional violation of women’s privacy and equal protection rights.
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