ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers say they are taking a wait-and-see approach after a Fulton County judge on Tuesday overturned the state’s 2019 abortion law, telling lawmakers they would have to pass new legislation if they wanted to limit the procedure again.
Fulton Superior Court Justice Robert McBurney on Tuesday ordered the state to stop enforcing the 2019 law that banned most abortions once a doctor has been able to determine the fetus’ heart activity, usually about six weeks after one begins Pregnancy and before many know they are pregnant. The law has been in force in Georgia since July.
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