A judge's ruling striking down Georgia's abortion ban was stayed on Oct. 7 by the Georgia Supreme Court.
Six justices granted a request by Georgia officials to reinstate the law after a county judge on Sept. 30 concluded that the law violates the right of women in the state to have an abortion.
The Georgia Supreme Court order does not impact the block of a provision that would provide abortion-related health records to district attorneys.
In an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, Justice John J. Ellington said the state had not provided sufficient arguments to prompt a stay, particularly in light of how groups suing over the law met the burden of establishing that the law violates Georgia's Constitution.
"Fundamentally, the state should not be in the business of enforcing laws that have been determined to violate fundamental rights guaranteed to millions of individuals under the Georgia Constitution," he wrote.
"The 'status quo' that should be maintained is the state of the law before the challenged laws took effect. Accordingly, I dissent."
The abortion bill was approved by the Georgia Legislature in 2019 and the law took effect in 2020.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/georgia-supreme-court-reinstates-states-abortion-law-5736977
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