Georgia Attorney General Appeals Judge's Overturning of Abortion Ban

The state's six-week abortion ban was struck down for violating constitutional rights, but the legal battle continues as the case heads to Georgia's Supreme Court.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that Georgia's six-week abortion ban violated women's rights to liberty and privacy under the state constitution.
The decision reinstates a prior law allowing abortions up to the point of fetal viability, approximately 22 to 24 weeks into pregnancy.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an appeal, asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate the ban while the appeal is considered.
The ruling has prompted clinics in Georgia to begin accepting patients past six weeks of gestation, though the ban could be quickly reinstated.
The outcome of this legal battle could influence abortion access across the South, where many states have stringent abortion laws.