SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state's near-ban on abortions while it considers the state's appeal.
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday haltedFILE - Abortion rights protesters rally near the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta, on May 14, unconstitutionally prohibits abortions
“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,” Ellington wrote. “The `status quo' that should be maintained is the state of the law before the challenged laws took effect.”
Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, said the state Supreme Court had “sided with anti-abortion extremists.” Her group is among the plaintiffs challenging the state law. “Carafem will continue to offer abortion services following the letter of the law,” said Melissa Grant, the provider's chief operating officer."But we remain angry and disappointed and hope that eventually people will come back to a more sensible point of view on this issue that aligns with the people who need care.”
The Georgia Supreme Court's one-page order Monday exempted one specific provision of the state's abortion law from being reinstated. McBurney wrote in his ruling that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices.”
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