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Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban (www.rawstory.com)

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The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a law in the southern US state prohibiting abortions for women who are more than six weeks pregnant, one week after it was struck down by a lower court.

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[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago

An outright ban is never reasonable if it is a matter of safety.

It is however worth noting that general viability for survival outside of the womb is 24 weeks (6 months), so there are some arguments to be made about a ban on "voluntary" abortions past that point. Not saying they're good arguments, but that's where the line is if anyone is looking for the clearest one we currently have.