Appeals court rules Georgia's 'rational' abortion law should go into effect

A federal appeals court gave a green light on Wednesday to Georgia‘s restrictive 2019 abortion law, calling it the “rational” approach.

The Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ruled that the Supreme Court ruling in a Mississippi case that overturned Roe v. Wade should pave the way for the state’s law to go into effect. The court also rejected arguments that a “personhood” provision in the law is unconstitutionally vague, an argument made by abortion advocate challengers to the state law.