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) Act, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, took effect in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion.
