Georgia asks court to immediately reinstate abortion ban
Georgia officials have asked a court to immediately block a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s abortion ban and also allowing the procedure to again be performed beyond about six weeks of pregnancy
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials asked a court on Friday to immediately block a judge's ruling striking down the state's abortion ban and also allowing the procedure to again be performed beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's decision earlier this week was “remarkable” and relied on a “wholly unsupported theory that has no basis in law, precedent, or common sense,” the state attorney general's office said in court documents filed with the Georgia Supreme Court.
It asked the high court for an order immediately putting McBurney's decision on hold while the justices take more time to consider an appeal. Such an order would restore the state's ban on abortion, which started roughly six weeks into pregnancy.
“This Court should stay the lower court’s decision now, without waiting to overrule it months down the line, while untold numbers of unborn children suffer the permanent consequences,” Georgia Solicitor General Stephen Petrany wrote.
