#StateCourt Judge #strikesdown Georgia's 6 week #abortionban. New #Ruling means #Abortion in #Georgia Can Resume until 22 Weeks of #Pregnancy.

โ€œIt is generally #men who #promote and #defend #laws like the #LIFEAct, the effect of which is to require only #women โ€ฆ to engage in #compulsory #labor,โ€ wrote #FultonCounty #SuperiorJudge #RobertMcBurney.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #WomensRights #Abortion #AbortionRights

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Abortion in Georgia Can Resume Up to 22 Weeks of Pregnancy After Court Ruling

'It is generally men who promote and defend laws like the LIFE Act, the effect of which is to require only women ... to engage in compulsory labor,' wrote Fulton

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