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Judge hears arguments in challenge to Georgia abortion law

Gov. Brian Kemp, center, signs legislation, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Atlanta, banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks before many women know the're pregnant. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

05082019 HEARTBEAT 1.jpg — Gov. Brian Kemp, center, signs legislation, Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Atlanta, banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks before many women know the're pregnant. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

ATLANTA — Opponents of Georgia’s restrictive new abortion law told a judge on Monday that it violates Supreme Court precedent and should be blocked, while the state argued the law should be allowed to take effect as planned.