A judge in Georgia has struck down the state's abortion law that has prohibited abortions after six weeks of pregnancy since it took effect in 2022.
Georgia's Life Act was fully nullified by Judge Robert McBurney's decision, meaning that the state must now allow abortions up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.
The judge wrote in his order that liberty in Georgia includes 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.
Georgia passed the Life Act in 2019 but it only came into force in 2022, after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and opened the door for state bans.
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