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May 8, 2019

Georgia Enacts One of Nation's Most Restrictive Abortion Bans
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Georgia's Republican governor Brian Kemp has signed one of the most
restrictive abortion laws in the country. The law bans abortion when a
fetal heartbeat can be detected, which often occurs at around six weeks
into pregnancy before many women even realize they are pregnant. The new
law goes into effect on Jan. 1. The American Civil Liberties Union,
Planned Parenthood Southeast and the Center for Reproductive Rights have
announced plans to challenge the abortion ban. Reproductive rights
groups are also challenging "fetal heartbeat" bills that were recently
passed in Mississippi and Kentucky.


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