Georgia's Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has challenged a judge's overturning of the state's six-week abortion ban. On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the ban—which was instated in 2022 and effectively outlawed abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy—violated Georgia's state constitution.

A Georgia judge struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, in what advocates hope is a sign of growing energy for protecting reproductive rights in the judiciary across the country. The ruling “demonstrates the momentum that is

Coming just two days after a judge struck down Georgia’s abortion ban, Georgia’s Republican attorney general is asking the state’s Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy.

A spokesperson for the Georgia attorney general said he would immediately appeal to the state supreme court, which earlier reversed a separate ruling by McBurney that had struck down the law on different grounds and could put Monday's ruling on hold.

Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling from earlier this week that struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is appealing the

Abortion providers in Georgia say they will expand their services immediately and are preparing for a potential influx of out-of-state patients after a Fulton County judge ruled Monday that Georgia’s

Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling from earlier this week that struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is appealing the ruling to the state Supreme Court to reinstate the law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy while the court is considering the appeal.

Georgia's Republican attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional