GSU professor critiques ruling that halted Georgia’s six-week ban on abortions
Organizers and supporters of the Trust Black Women initiative, created by reproductive justice group SisterSong, raise their fists at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following recent reports that two Georgia women died after not receiving timely abortion and medical care. (Meimei Xu/WABE)
Earlier this week, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney struck down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban. McBurney found Georgia’s law violated the state constitution. Following McBurney’s ruling, abortions are now legal in the state of Georgia up until 22 weeks of pregnancy.
On Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Anthony Michael Kreis, a constitutional law professor at Georgia State University, talked with show host Rose Scott about the constitutional merits of McBurney’s ruling.
Kreis expressed that the abortion ban violated the right to privacy, adding that he thought McBurney’s ruling was well-written. However, Kreis said that he disagrees with some of the language used in the ruling.
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