Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Six-Week Abortion Ban, by Kate Scanlon

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By Kate Scanlon, OSV News, Oct. 8, 2024

Kate Scanlon is a national reporter for OSV News covering Washington. Follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) @kgscanlon.

 

(OSV News) — The Georgia Supreme Court temporarily reinstated Oct. 7 the state’s six-week abortion ban while it reviews an appeal of a previous lower court ruling that had struck down the law.

Georgia’s so-called “heartbeat law” on abortion, which prohibits most abortions after six weeks, went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. It has been the subject of litigation after opponents filed suit shortly after its passage.

Previously, Judge Robert McBurney of Superior Court of Fulton County in Atlanta ruled Sept. 30 that Georgia could no longer enforce the six-week law, permitting abortions in Georgia until about 22 weeks of pregnancy. …

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