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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sudhin Thanawala

Judge overturns Georgia's ban on abortion around 6 weeks

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A judge overturned Georgia’s ban on abortion starting around six weeks into a pregnancy, ruling Tuesday that it violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Supreme Court precedent when it was enacted.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's ruling applies statewide. The ban had been in effect since July.

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