OAN Staff Abril Elfi
4:20 PM – Monday, October 7, 2024
The Georgia Supreme Court has reinstated the state’s 6-week abortion ban amid the review of an appeal from a lower court ruling that had struck down the law.
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The six-week ban will remain in place while the highest court considers the appeal. It argues that the six-week ban is “unconstitutional” while maintaining that abortions should continue past six weeks.
With the reinstated ban, abortions in the state of Georgia will continue to not be allowed beyond six weeks of pregnancy, which is often before many women are even aware that they’re pregnant.
In 2022, Roe V. Wade was overturned by the United States Supreme Court and a Georgia law went into effect banning most abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is typically around the same time frame.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote an appeal order last week trying to strike down the ban, stating that while “the State’s interest in protecting ‘unborn’ life is compelling, until that life can be sustained by the State the balance of rights favors the woman.”
Governor Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) issued a statement following McBurney’s appeal.
“Once again, the will of Georgians and their representatives has been overruled by the personal beliefs of one judge. Protecting the lives of the most vulnerable among us is one of our most sacred responsibilities, and Georgia will continue to be a place where we fight for the lives of the unborn,” he said.
It is not clear how long it will take for the Georgia Supreme Court to consider the appeal.
Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke with reporters on Monday after the Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the ban.
“We’re going to continue to call out these extreme agendas that we’re seeing from the other side, from Republicans,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. “It is important to say how dangerous this is. And how this is a freedom that has been taken away from women.”
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