Georgia Supreme Court upholds state's six-week abortion ban

Georgia is among the 25 states that do not allow citizen initiatives or constitutional amendments on a statewide ballot.
Abortion rights supporters rally in front of the Georgia state Capitol on June 25, 2022. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated at 10:59 a.m.

Georgia’s law banning abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy will remain in place after a ruling from Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday. 

The Supreme Court of Georgia has reversed a previous judge’s ruling that had found parts of Georgia’s abortion ban void from inception, allowing the law to stay in place and sending it back to a Fulton County court to consider other claims that were not addressed in this challenge.