Georgia Supreme Court Keeps Its Six-Week “Heartbeat” Abortion Ban on the Books

Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion ban is constitutional and will remain in place for now, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

The 6-1 ruling rejected a lower court’s reasoning that the six-week abortion ban was unconstitutional. The case will be sent back to that same court for additional arguments by abortion advocates and providers.

The ruling means access to abortion in the state will continue to be restricted, and most abortions will remain illegal once a physician can detect fetal cardiac activity, which is usually around six weeks gestation, before many people know they are pregnant.

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