Prosecutors refuse to enforce abortion ban in Georgia
District lawyers in Georgia have announced they will not prosecute women for getting an abortion after the US state effectively banned the procedure.
Georgia governor Brian Kemp signed the controversial “heartbeat” abortion ban into law earlier in the month – giving the southern state one of the most restrictive laws in the US.
The legislation, which has provoked outrage among women’s rights groups, bans abortion once cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo. This can be as early as six weeks – at which point most women do not yet know they are pregnant.
The bill imposes jail sentences for women found guilty of aborting or attempting to abort their pregnancies, with the potential for life imprisonment and the death penalty.
It is not scheduled to come into effect until 1 January and is expected to face challenges in the courts – with it potentially being postponed.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/georgia-abortion-ban-bill-prosecutors-us-refuse-enforce-a8923326.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_sour