Georgia's 6-week abortion limits back in effect indefinitely as state appeal proceeds

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October 8th, 2024

Organizers and supporters of the Trust Black Women initiative, created by reproductive justice group SisterSong, raise their fists at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following recent reports that two Georgia women died after not receiving timely abortion and medical care.
Organizers and supporters of the Trust Black Women initiative, created by reproductive justice group SisterSong, raise their fists at a rally on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 outside of the Georgia State Capitol building following recent reports that two Georgia women died after not receiving timely abortion and medical care. (Meimei Xu/WABE)

Abortion is once again outlawed in Georgia after around six weeks of pregnancy. 

The Supreme Court of Georgia reinstated the state’s abortion ban on Monday, a week after a lower court blocked the law, briefly allowing providers to resume offering the procedure up to the previous legal cutoff of roughly 20 weeks of pregnancy.  

The state Supreme Court’s order halted a decision by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney striking down the abortion law.

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