Should women have the choice to abort the baby that they are carrying? Abortion has been and always will be a topic of heated controversy; specifically, some believe that women  should because it's their body, their choice. But, on the other hand, many people think the baby should have the right to live without a woman being the deciding factor. Within the United States, Georgia’s abortion ruling is being heavily debated. 

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As of October 7, 2024, the American Civil Liberties Union reported that in Georgia, “a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy — before many people even know they’re pregnant. The ruling goes into effect at 5 p.m. today, reinstating Georgia’s abortion ban just one week after a lower court ruling allowed abortion clinics to resume abortion care beyond the earliest weeks of pregnancy. The ban will remain in effect indefinitely while the state’s appeal proceeds in the Georgia Supreme Court.” 

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According to Christine Morales of The New York Times, the restrictions are meant to save the pregnant person's life, preserve the pregnant person's physical health, or, if the fetus is not expected to survive the pregnancy. In other words, the baby can not be aborted when it has been 6 weeks, unless the pregnant woman is going to have a risk of death, or the babies are not expected to survive. 

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Here is the problem: most people don’t agree with it, as a staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights said “This ban has already killed multiple women, as the state’s own maternal mortality review committee found last month. Yet Attorney General Carr rushed to court to reinstate this ban, ensuring more lives will be lost. This ruling will surely be a death sentence for some, and we won’t back down from fighting to ensure every Georgian’s right to decide what is best for their bodies, health, and family lives” (American Civil Liberties Union). Basically, this woman is stating that there are many more deaths caused from abortion being illegal, which makes the ban a danger. In sum, she believes this law will not last. 

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Works Cited: 

Morales, Christine. “Georgia’s Supreme Court Restores 6-Week Abortion Ban.” New York Times, 7 Oct. 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/us/georgia-supreme-court-abortion-ban.html#:~:text=The%20Georgia%20Supreme%20Court%20 reinstated,greater%20access%20to%20the%20 procedure. 

“Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban.” ACLU, 7 Oct. 2024. https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/georgia-supreme-court-reinstates-six-week-abortion-ban

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