"There is a recognition here that women are not, as [the judge] says, collectively-owned community property," Rubin told the "Morning Joe" panel of Judge Robert McBurney's move. "They cannot be forced to carry a fetus before viability any more than you or I could be forced to give a up a kidney.

Liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning … the power of a woman to control her own body,” Judge McBurney wrote

The state constitution’s liberty provisions include “the right to make personal healthcare decisions,” the judge said.

Floridians could get more access to abortion after a Georgia Judge knocked down the state’s six-week abortion ban and ruled it unconstitutional. Abortion rights advocates say women are traveling hundreds of miles to access treatment after Florida’s own six-week abortion ban went into effect in May.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order Monday that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own

Judge Robert McBurney of Superior Court of Fulton County in Atlanta ruled Sept. 30 that Georgia can no longer enforce its so-called "heartbeat law" on abortion, a six-week abortion ban that went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.

A Superior Court Judge in Fulton County, Georgia, has struck down the state's six-week abortion ban, deemed the LIFE Act.

Any changes to abortion policy in Southern states could have an impact that resonates beyond their borders. Most states in the region have bans in place, forcing women who are seeking abortion procedures to travel to obtain them.

The state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022, was deemed in violation of Georgia’s constitution. Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order “liberty in Georgia includes ... the power of a woman to control her own body.

A ruling on Monday by Judge Robert McBurney claiming Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act infringes on a woman’s state constitutional rights was a "radical decision" that should thrill women who are battling conservatives intent on making them second-class citizens.