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The Supreme Court of Georgia temporarily re-instated an abortion ban while it considers whether the abortion law is unconstitutional. The new law, which took effect at 5 PM October 7, bans abortion following the sixth week of pregnancy when a fetus has a detectable heartbeat. The law, known as HB 481, or the Georgia LIFE [...]

The conservative justices on the Roberts Court consistently lecture the American people about the importance of text, history, and tradition to constitutional litigation. They use the term originalism as a catch-all phrase for their alleged focus on prior law. They want the American people to believe that their preferred outcomes are based on legal sources [...]

Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney of the Georgia Fifth Superior Court District Atlanta Circuit ruled on Monday that the ban on abortions six weeks into pregnancy is unconstitutional. Judge McBurney overturned Georgia’s 2019 Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, which was passed in April of 2019 and barred abortions past six weeks. Exceptions existed [...]

Nebraska’s State Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday that competing constitutional initiatives on abortion can remain on the ballot for the election in November. The court held that the proposed amendment does not violate Nebraska’s single-subject rule, which ensures ballot measures focus on just one issue at a time. One initiative looks to secure the [...]

A North Dakota District Court ruled Thursday that women have a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion under the constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. South Central District Judge Bruce A. Romanick declared that the Amended Abortion Ban was unconstitutionally void for vagueness. This ruling invalidates the Amended Abortion Ban, one of the [...]

Poland’s government introduced new guidelines on Friday concerning legal abortions up to the 12th week of pregnancy. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna and Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar indicated that there were many challenges in securing a parliamentary majority to legalize abortion up to the 12th week. Regardless, they decided to [...]

Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance said Sunday that Donald Trump will not support a national abortion ban and would veto any attempt at it if elected president in November, noting that Trump supports the right of individual states to decide. The comments come after the Democratic Convention directed harsh criticism on former president Trump for [...]

The Norwegian government announced on Friday its proposal to extend the legal period for self-determined abortions from 12 to 18 weeks. The proposal, intended to modernize the Abortion Act of 1978, is aimed at aligning the law with contemporary values and medical practices. One of the most significant aspects of the proposed law is the [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon filed a lawsuit against the city of Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday, alleging that the city’s law enforcement authorities have been surveilling and illegally gathering information on the complainants for years. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of two local organizations and an individual activist. In the complaint, [...]

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a 200-word description of a ballot initiative to enshrine a right to abortion in the state’s constitution was valid and determined voters would see the initiative on the statewide general election ballot. The plaintiff in this case is the Arizona Right to Life organization and the defendant [...]