Panelists (from left) Dr. Carrie Cwiak, a plaintiff in “SisterSong v. Kemp,” Maya Prabhu, legislative reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, state Rep. Saira Draper, D-Atlanta, and moderators Meredith Kinkaid of Cross Kinkaid and Jonathan Ringel of Poston Communications and former managing editor of the Daily Report at the 32nd annual Georgia Bar Media & Judiciary Conference. (Photo: Alex Anteau/ALM)
Who determines the standards of health care in Georgia? According to Dr. Carrie Cwiak, an OB-GYN and a plaintiff in SisterSong v. Kemp, the lawsuit challenging Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, the answer isn’t clear.
At the the 32nd Georgia Bar, Media & Judiciary Conference’s abortion panel discussion Friday, Cwiak criticized what she called “legal gray areas” in Georgia’s abortion statute. Due to a lack of clarity in the law’s language, Cwiak said health care providers are uncertain as to whether it’s up to doctors, legislators or lawyers to determine appropriate (and nonactionable) patient care.
