Circuit Court Chief Judge William Pryor wrote that the ruling in that case 'makes clear no right to abortion exists under the Constitution, so Georgia may prohibit them.'
— A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling and allowed Georgia's restrictive 2019 abortion law to take effect immediately Wednesday. The decision was expected after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that there isThe law, which had been barred from taking effect, bans most abortions once a"detectable human heartbeat" is present.
The appeals court also rejected arguments that a provision of the law that changes the definition of"natural person" is unconstitutionally vague. The"personhood" provision gives a fetus the same legal rights as people have after birth. Andrea Young, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, which sued to challenge the law on behalf of Georgia abortion providers and an advocacy group, said the organization"will continue to fight for abortion rights for the women of Georgia with all of the tools at our disposal."
The ruling promises to intensify partisan fault lines in Georgia's high-profile midterm elections for governor and U.S. Senate. "Since taking office in 2019, our family has committed to serving Georgia in a way that cherishes and values each and every human being, and today's decision by the 11th Circuit affirms our promise to protect life at all stages," Kemp said Wednesday.
In the Senate contest, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker have for weeks highlighted their differences on abortion.
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