Supreme Court of Georgia, USA, restored ban on abortion in the sixth week of pregnancy, following the state’s appeal of a Fulton County judge’s decision, which overturned it last week, declaring it unconstitutional, allowing the procedure to remain legal for up to 22 weeks.

The measure came into force at 17:00 local time. In six weeks, most abortions in Georgia will be illegal.. But the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that blocked a provision that would have given prosecutors access to the medical records of abortion patients without permission. That adequate legal protection, US broadcaster reports NBK.

Judge Robert McBurney noted that the Georgia Fairness and Equality in Living Infants Act (known as the LIFE Act) violates the constitutional rights of women in the state. in a lawsuit filed by racial women’s reproductive collective Sistersong.

“When the fetus growing inside a woman reaches fetal viability, when society can take care and responsibility for that separated life, then—and only then—can society intervene,” he explained, referring to the ability of a human fetus to survive outside the womb uterus, which usually occurs at 23 or 24 weeks of pregnancy.

The law criminalizes most abortions after cardiac activity is detected in the embryousually around six weeks of pregnancy. Republican Governor Bryan signed the law. Kemp in 2019, but was not allowed to take effect until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. in 2022. Wade, who has championed abortion rights for nearly half a century. (Europe Press).