ATLANTA — Some doctors say they struggled to navigate medical exceptions to Georgia abortion restrictions that were in place until last week, sometimes delaying treatment and increasing risks to pregnant patients.
The stricter law, which went into effect July 20, prohibited abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually about six weeks into a pregnancy. It contained exceptions in cases of rape, incest or complications that threaten the life of the pregnant person or render the pregnancy futile.
A Fulton Superior Court judge struck the law down Tuesday, but the state has appealed the ruling.
