Georgia judge overturns state’s six-week ‘heartbeat’ abortion law, calls it 'unconstitutional'
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A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has overturned the state’s "Heartbeat Law" on abortion, which made it illegal to terminate a pregnancy after six weeks.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued the order on Monday, saying abortions must be regulated the way they were before the "Heartbeat Law" went into effect, meaning abortions could be allowed until the 22-week mark.
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