Abortion rights advocates say they’ll continue to support patients seeking the procedure in the state after a federal court allowed Georgia’s controversial 2019 abortion law to stand.
The law outlaws most abortions after cardiac activity is detected in the womb — usually as early as six weeks and before most people even know they’re pregnant.
To learn more about the potential ripple effects of the law, WABE’s Jess Mador spoke with Allison Coffman, director of Amplify Georgia, a coalition of reproductive rights groups and healthcare providers around the state.