The bill, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law in 2019, had been blocked from going into effect since a lower court ruled it unconstitutional.
Demonstrators hold signs while marching during a protest against Georgia's 'heartbeat' abortion bill in Atlanta, Georgia, May 25, 2019. The bill bans abortion after a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, usually around the sixth week of pregnancy.Under the legislation, abortions in the state are banned after about 6 weeks. There are exceptions for medical emergencies, "medically futile" pregnancies and rape and incest -- if a police report has been filed.
The court's ruling typically wouldn't have taken effect until it issued an official mandate -- usually 28 days after a decision. But the court additionally issued a stay on the lower court's injunction on Wednesday, allowing the abortion ban to immediately go into effect.Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appears at a reception in Atlanta, June 6, 2022.Gov. Kemp, one of the defendants in the case, celebrated the court's decision.
"This is a highly unorthodox action that will immediately push essential abortion care out of reach for patients beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy," the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Georgia, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Southeast and Planned Parenthood Federation of America said in a joint statement.
"Soon, Georgians past the earliest stages of pregnancy will face that same barrier, and it will be insurmountable for some. People who can't afford to leave the state will be forced to seek abortion outside the health care system or remain pregnant against their will," Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.
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