This is from Laws of the State of Georgia
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found at the Georgia.gov website
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These are just a couple of excerpts, and of course there are always
exceptions to the rules, to read the complete documents please go to
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abortion)
16-12-141 G
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a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit an
abortion performed by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine
and surgery pursuant to Chapter 34 of Title 43, based upon his or
her best clinical judgment that an abortion is necessary, except
that Code Section 16-12-144 is a prohibition of a particular
abortion method which shall apply to both duly licensed physicians
and laypersons.
(b) No abortion is authorized or shall be performed after the first
trimester unless the abortion is performed in a licensed hospital or
in a health facility licensed as an abortion facility by the
Department of Human Resources.
(c) No abortion is authorized or shall be performed after the second
trimester unless the physician and two consulting physicians certify
that the abortion is necessary in their best clinical judgment to
preserve the life or health of the woman. If the product of the
abortion is capable of meaningful or sustained life, medical aid
then available must be rendered.
16-12-144 G
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16-12-144.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) "Fetus" means the biological offspring of human parents.
(2) "Partial-birth abortion" means an abortion in which the person
performing the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living
human fetus before ending the life of the fetus and completing the
delivery.
(b) Any person who knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and
thereby ends the life of a human fetus shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $5,000.00, imprisonment
for not more than five years, or both. This prohibition shall not
apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life
of the mother because her life is endangered by a physical disorder,
physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering
condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, provided
that no other medical procedure will suffice to save the mother's
life.
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