Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Law
The law banned abortions after the detection of fetal cardiac activity, or roughly 6 weeks’ gestation. A Georgia judge struck down on Sept. 30 the state’s law barring abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, extending the cutoff on the procedure’s legal availability to 22 weeks of pregnancy. The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE)