Georgia's Republican attorney general has filed an appeal to challenge a recent ruling that invalidated the state's abortion ban. The appeal was made to the Georgia Supreme Court by Attorney General Chris Carr's office, seeking to reinstate the law that prohibited most abortions after the first six weeks of pregnancy while the court reviews the state's appeal.
The ruling in question was issued by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who declared the ban, implemented in 2022, as a violation of women's rights to liberty and privacy under Georgia's state constitution. As a result of the ruling, the abortion restrictions in Georgia have reverted to a previous law that permitted abortions until viability, typically around 22 to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.
