老澳门开奖结果 and Organizations Block Georgia鈥檚 Abortion Ban From Taking Effect

October 1, 2019 5:00 pm

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ATLANTA 鈥 The U.S. District Court in Atlanta today granted a preliminary injunction in a challenge to Georgia鈥檚 ban on abortion from the earliest weeks in pregnancy, blocking the law from taking effect and protecting critical health care. The ban, which was into law by Gov. Brian Kemp in May 2019, would have banned abortion before many people even know they are pregnant. With a broad coalition of healthcare providers, attorneys for the 老澳门开奖结果, 老澳门开奖结果 of Georgia, Planned Parenthood, and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a challenge to the law, Sistersong v. Brian Kemp, in June.

Talcott Camp, deputy director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Reproductive Freedom Project, said:

鈥淭his is a victory for people in Georgia and a reminder that these attacks on abortion access are illegal. Abortion is still legal in all 50 states. We won't stop fighting until we defeat all efforts to block access.鈥

This year, Georgia was states, along with Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio, to enact similar abortion bans in early pregnancy.

Plaintiffs in the case are doctors, health care providers, and patients, including: Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Feminist Women鈥檚 Health Center, Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., Atlanta Comprehensive Wellness Clinic, Atlanta Women鈥檚 Medical Center, Femhealth Usa D/B/A Carafem, Columbus Women鈥檚 Health Organization, P.C., Summit Medical Associates, P.C. physicians, staff, and patients, and Dr. Carrie Cwiak, Dr. Lisa Haddad, and Dr. Eva Lathrop on behalf of themselves and their patients.

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