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Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
In this May 16, 2019 file photo, abortion rights supporters stand during a news conference by Presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss abortion bans in Georgia and across the country. A fed
In this May 16, 2019 file photo, abortion rights supporters stand during a news conference by Presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss abortion bans in Georgia and across the country. A federal appeals court plans to hear arguments Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 on whether it should overturn a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks a restrictive abortion law passed in 2019 by Georgia lawmakers. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court seemed to indicate Friday that it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion before ruling on the appeal of a lower court's ruling blocking a restrictive Georgia abortion law.
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