Georgia's 6-week abortion ban to go into effect immediately in 'unorthodox' ruling - WFIN Local News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : People who can't afford to leave the state will be forced to seek abortion outside the health care system or remain pregnant against their will," Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.
38% : Georgia's so-called "heartbeat law" can go into effect, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, making the state the latest to institute a six-week ban on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.
38% : "Across the state, providers are now being forced to turn away patients who thought they would be able to access abortion, immediately changing the course of their lives and futures.
38% : Since Roe fell, several other states, including Tennessee, Ohio and South Carolina, have instituted bans on abortion at around 6 weeks, before many women even know they are pregnant.

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