Reproductive rights advocates file lawsuit against Georgia's abortion ban

Abortion rights advocates have filed a long-awaited legal challenge to Georgia’s new abortion law, claiming it is unconstitutional and “criminalizes abortion from the earliest stages of pregnancy.”

The Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, signed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in May, outlaws most abortions once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, typically at around six weeks of pregnancy and before many women even know they are pregnant. It is set to go into effect in January.

“This law is an affront to the dignity and health of Georgians,” states the legal challenge, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and other groups representing doctors and patients.

“It is in particular an attack on low-income Georgians, Georgians of color, and rural Georgians, who are least able to access medical care and least able to overcome the cruelties of this law.”

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