The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down huge rulings. Another critical one has reached their steps.
As the U.S. Supreme Court has received this emergency filing from a swing state.
In the state of Georgia, a county Judge recently ruled that the state’s abortion restrictions for most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy were unconstitutional, saying they were “arbitrary laws,” though many states have passed similar laws due to the fact that as early as six weeks a baby’s heartbeat can be identified.
The ruling meant that there was a temporary injunction on the execution of the law on the books, preventing the Georgia executive branch from being allowed to enforce the law just yet.
The Georgia Attorney General’s office has made a strong appeal to the state’s Supreme Court, urging them to reinstate an abortion restriction law that was recently struck down by a Fulton County judge. Georgia Solicitor General Stephen Petrany submitted the court filing, asking the justices to uphold “basic constitutional principles” by overturning a decision made by Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney. McBurney had declared the state’s abortion law unconstitutional, arguing it violated a woman’s right to liberty, which includes making personal decisions about her own body.
The 2019 Georgia law bans most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detectable, typically around six weeks into pregnancy. This law took effect in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which had ensured a national right to abortion for nearly five decades. The state’s current stance emphasizes that the Georgia Constitution does not guarantee the right to elective abortion. The state further argues that the right to privacy cannot include abortion, as abortion “always harms a third party,” namely the unborn child.
Petrany’s filing drives home the urgency of the matter from a pro-life standpoint. He wrote, “Every day that illegal abortions continue is another day that the lives of tiny, unique individuals are ended. There are toddlers alive today because this Court stayed the superior court’s previous order.” This argument highlights the belief that every unborn life deserves protection from the moment fetal cardiac activity is detected.
However, the legal battle has been met with fierce opposition from abortion rights advocates. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), representing various groups that support abortion access, expressed disappointment over the state’s move. Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, criticized the state for taking what she considers an “extreme” stance, arguing it restricts reproductive freedom. She said, “We have already seen the tragic consequences of this extreme policy and we will continue to fight in the courts and at the ballot box.”
Adding fuel to the ongoing debate, nonprofit news organization ProPublica recently reported that two Georgia women, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, died from abortion-related complications after the law took effect in 2022. These cases have become central to the arguments from pro-abortion advocates who claim that restricting access to abortion endangers women’s lives.
The legal and moral fight over abortion in Georgia continues, with pro-life advocates emphasizing the protection of the unborn as paramount. The argument that every life, no matter how early, is precious and deserves protection is at the heart of this push to reinstate the abortion restrictions. Meanwhile, the court is now tasked with balancing constitutional interpretations in a decision that will affect countless lives.
Democrats Unwilling To Restrict Abortion At All
While Republicans have been on their back feet on the issue of abortion, some are starting to push back on the far-Left extremism on the abortion issue in pointing out that Democrats effectively don’t want any American to have a say on the matter in their own state or locale.
During the Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Vice President Harris was claiming that there’s no one letting babies die after they are born, also known as “post-birth abortions”. This is a lie, and pro-life groups have pointed this out since then, pushing back on the radical pro-abortionists.
In this ad below, Students for Life Action produced a TV ad that shares audio of a baby gasping for air while they share facts about how some babies are left to perish because doctors and the parents won’t do anything for the baby trying to survive.
At this week's Presidential Debate, ABC, the Democrats, and Harris-Walz campaign lied to America about late-term abortion and infanticide.
We are buying TV and digital ad space to show Americans just what they'll get if they let the abortion lobby win in November… And we plan… pic.twitter.com/HEazYtVDMs
— Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) September 12, 2024
During that debate, Donald Trump tried to ask Kamala Harris if she supported restricted abortions at all if she believes there’s virtually no one getting last-minute abortions, but she wouldn’t answer the question. Of course, ABC moderators didn’t hold her feet to the fire.
That’s the kicker here. For now, Democrats are getting away with being able to parade around their abortion issue like it’s a Holy Grail. The problem is that they are overplaying their hands. The majority of Americans do not want the issue of abortion federalized, and they actually want it handled at the state level.
Democrats have just been successful in fear-mongering on this issue so far.
Prudent Politics will keep our readers updated on any critical legal updates in this case.
