ATLANTA — The fate of Georgia’s abortion law is in the hands of a Fulton County judge after two days of emotional testimony from experts arguing why the statute should or shouldn’t remain on the books.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney told the attorneys involved in the case that he did not expect to issue a decision until after the Nov. 8 election. Any ruling by McBurney will likely be appealed.
A ruling from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in July allowed Georgia’s 2019 abortion law to be enforced. That means most abortions are no longer allowed once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity, typically about six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant.
