Georgia court allows abortion ban amid appeal
Georgia's law, signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019, was one of a wave of restrictive abortion measures that took effect in Republican-controlled states after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and ended a national right to abortion. It prohibited most abortions once a "detectable human heartbeat" was present.
Georgia's six-week abortion ban has been restored for now, while the state's high court consider's the state's appeal.
The reinstatement comes a week after a judge found the ban treated women like "some piece of collectively owned community ...
The 2019 ban will be reinstated at 5 p.m. on Oct. 7, meaning abortion will once again be inaccessible for the vast majority ...
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban while U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up Texas emergency care ...
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