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STATE OF GEORGIA v. SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 24, 2023No. S23A0421PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
317 Ga. 528
FINAL COPY S23A0421. STATE OF GEORGIA v. SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE et al. COLVIN, Justice. The lawsuit giving rise to this appeal challenges the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act (“LIFE Act”),1 which regulates abortion procedures in Georgia. Although Appellees claimed in the trial court that the LIFE Act violates the due-process, equal- protection, and inherent-rights provisions of the Georgia Constitution, see Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Pars. I, II, XXIX, those claims were not ruled on below and are not part of this appeal because…
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