What a Georgia Judge’s Decision to Strike Down Six-Week Abortion Ban Means

A Georgia judge struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, in what advocates hope is a sign of growing energy for protecting reproductive rights in the judiciary across the country.

The ruling “demonstrates the momentum that is building… We’ve seen some [state courts] recognize that state constitutions independently protect abortion as a fundamental right,” says Alice Wang, staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights and one of the litigators who worked on the Georgia lawsuit.