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UPDATE: Georgia just signed into law a [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/hb-481-georgia-law-criminalizes-abortion-subjects-women-to-life-in-prison.html restrictive new abortion policy]. We will update this page with details soon. (May 2019) | |||
Since 1973, abortion has been legal in the United States under the Roe vs. Wade decision. In Georgia, abortion is fully legal until 20 weeks of pregnancy (i.e. until the second trimester of pregnancy). After that time, a woman can only receive an abortion if it is considered medically necessary (i.e. the pregnancy endangers the health or life of the woman). As written in a report, "This law is based on the assertion, which is inconsistent with scientific evidence and has been rejected by the medical community, that a fetus can feel pain at that point in pregnancy."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-georgia State Facts About Abortion: Georgia]</ref> In order for a pregnancy to be performed after the second trimester, a physician and two consulting physicians must confirm that the abortion is medically necessary (to preserve the life or health of the mother).<ref>[http://statelaws.findlaw.com/georgia-law/georgia-abortion-laws.html Georgia Abortion Laws]</ref> | Since 1973, abortion has been legal in the United States under the Roe vs. Wade decision. In Georgia, abortion is fully legal until 20 weeks of pregnancy (i.e. until the second trimester of pregnancy). After that time, a woman can only receive an abortion if it is considered medically necessary (i.e. the pregnancy endangers the health or life of the woman). As written in a report, "This law is based on the assertion, which is inconsistent with scientific evidence and has been rejected by the medical community, that a fetus can feel pain at that point in pregnancy."<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-georgia State Facts About Abortion: Georgia]</ref> In order for a pregnancy to be performed after the second trimester, a physician and two consulting physicians must confirm that the abortion is medically necessary (to preserve the life or health of the mother).<ref>[http://statelaws.findlaw.com/georgia-law/georgia-abortion-laws.html Georgia Abortion Laws]</ref> | ||