The high court issued a one-page order putting a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers an appeal.
State Supreme Court reinstates Georgia’s six-week ban on abortions
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ takes effect after appeals court lifts injunction
The law bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is about six weeks into a pregnancy. It makes exceptions to save the life of the mother and in the case of rape and incest, if a police report is filed.
Supreme Court rules against blocking Texas’ 6-week abortion ban
The Texas Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state’s Catholic bishops, said the Supreme Court’s action marked the first time since Roe v. Wade that the nation’s high court “has allowed a pro-life law to remain while litigation proceeds in lower courts.”