Georgia Supreme Court halts lower court ruling, reinstates 6-week abortion ban

Amber Thurman case shines spotlight on Georgia’s draconian abortion laws

Ms Thurman had taken an abortion pill and “suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat,” said ProPublica, about the report’s findings. Had her home state not banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy she would have been able to access a procedure locally.

Stefany Shaheen: Why I am sharing my abortion story now

I granted my doctor permission to provide an abortion and it was my only option. My daughters needed me.

Georgia Supreme Court restores heartbeat law after activist judge declared it ‘unconstitutional’

The Georgia Supreme Court reversed Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, allowing the state’s heartbeat law to continue being enforced while the abortion industry’s appeal is considered.

Pro-Life Protections Upheld in Texas and Georgia - Here's What Happened

The court reinstated the state's law protecting preborn children while it considers an appeal of a lower court ruling, which had overturned the law.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates six-week abortion ban while state appeals • Florida Phoenix

Georgia Supreme Court justices listen to arguments in a case challenging whether the state’s six-week abortion ban should be considered void since it was passed before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.  Georgia’s six-week abortion ban is back in effect after a Georgia Supreme Court decision Monday shut off access to expanded services just one week…

Supreme Court Declines Biden's Appeal in Texas Emergency Abortion Case

(MedPage Today) -- A court order that says hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a Texas abortion ban will stay for now, the Supreme Court said Monday. The decision is another setback for opponents...