Posted on 09/30/2024 2:41:11 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
A Georgia judge declared Monday that the state's abortion law, which restricted the procedure in the first six weeks of pregnancy, is unconstitutional.
The order from Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney, who was appointed in 2012 by former Republican Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, reinstates Georgia's abortion restrictions prior to the overturn of Roe v. Wade, which allows the procedure up until 22 weeks of pregnancy.
Georgia passed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act in 2019, which prohibited physicians from performing an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy with some exceptions.
The law was struck down by a federal district court in 2020 but was allowed to take effect after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed federal protections for abortion in June 2022.
On Monday, McBurney wrote in part that his review of the "interpretations of 'liberty'" under the state and federal Supreme Courts "demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices."
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I have little doubt that this same judge would have ruled in favor of forcing the experimental “vaccines” on everyone.
See....Trump’s plan for states to decide is working. What’s the problem?
There is a real order to the phrase “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. The order is not interchangeable.
Killing a baby is not healthcare...it’s plain murder.
Probably overturned on appeal. His logic seems to be an opinion rather than law.
By this judge’ own logic the previous law is unconstitutional too.
12 weeks is unconstitutional but 22 weeks is fine?
BS.
Just evil. It is not her bodies that she’s allowed to murder. They are innocent defenseless little boys and girls. The mother and/or father made their choice in the conception of the children. That part is water over the dam and cannot be undone. What’s left is to decide to murder or not murder innocent defenseless little boys and girls. He sees what we do in secret.
jUDGE? Doesn’t seem to know the Constitution.
22 weeks!
Everyone who favors a 22 week “limit” should be required to watch the aborting of said person. Most of them would be in for a shock.
How about anyone who favors abortion at any time be required to watch the “procedure” and its aftermath ...
Most folks would puke their guts out ...
James Madison was very specific. 22 weeks, not 6.
I assume you know this: Any Federal law concerning abortion, whether fer it or agin it, is unconstitutional on its face.
Abortion is part of civil criminal law, which the Founders explicitly and purposely left (in the U.S. Constitution) "to the States, respectively, and to the People."
There's no getting around the fact that some States will be smart, and some stupid. The saving grace is that the citizens can "fix stupid" by voting differently the next time their representatives run for election.
The Founders' logic is hard to refute: The States created the Federal government, not the other way around.
But unfortunately, with human nature, it doesn't work to stamp morality and wisdom into people who aren't there yet. They have to choose it, or it doesn't work.
You’re right...I wonder if the writer gave any thought to how he/she phrased this sentence:
“”power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it””
Everyone knows what I’m thinking so I’ll refrain from further comment.
These judges are obviously ‘ruling’ by fiat, because there is NOTHING in the constitution (even indirectly) indicating there is such a ‘right’.
Where is abortion mentioned in the constitution?
Unconstitutional? Where is THAT in the Constitution? Well not to worry, the Dem’s will cancel the ‘thing’ if elected.
Unconstitutional how? Does the Georgia law have abortion mentioned within it? Since I know it doesn’t, laws passed by the legislature have primacy. Ignore this putz.
Quote: “ On Monday, McBurney wrote in part that his review of the “interpretations of ‘liberty’” under the state and federal Supreme Courts “demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”
Maybe Georgia’s Supreme Court has said that but the U.S. Supreme Court has not said that. To the extent the U.S. Supreme Court came close to anything like that it was in Roe, which this Judge may have missed the nuking of. See, this is how lefties work. Just pretend the decision you don’t like don’t exist and call it “law” when you issue an opinion saying that.
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