ATLANTA — Georgia's abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were told that what had been legal that morning was no longer legal in the state and sent home.
Quick Georgia abortion restrictions send some patients home
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![People march through Downtown Atlanta on June 24, 2022, to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, overturned a lower court ruling and said Georgia’s restrictive 2019 abortion law](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2022/07/21/images/abortion.max-752x423.jpg)
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