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Judge Blocks Georgia Heartbeat Bill freebeacon.com/issues/judge-b…
District judge Steve C. Jones granted a preliminary injunction that prevents the state from enforcing a new law limiting abortions after a baby's heartbeat is detected, which typically occurs at six weeks.
Jones said the bill potentially violates the privacy rights of women in the state. The ruling will preserve the state's existing abortion regulations until the court weighs the merits of the law.
Pro-life groups criticized the decision. Terry Schilling, the executive director of the American Principles Project, ripped the decision as thwarting efforts to "defend life at its most vulnerable."
Georgia can still appeal the temporary injunction, which Judge Jones acknowledged in a September hearing. "I recognize I’m not going to be the last word on this case," he said when he began reviewing the law,
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