Press Releases - ACLU of Georgia

Nov 06, 2024

Press Release: Georgia Voters Make Historic Progress for Reproductive Rights in General Assembly

Georgians made landmark progress in the fight for a pro-civil liberties majority in the Georgia Legislature.

Oct 03, 2024

Press Release: Civil Rights Groups Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Georgia’s New Hand Counting Rule

A coalition of civil rights organizations intervened in a lawsuit challenging the Georgia State Election Board’s new rule requiring the hand counting of ballots in the upcoming November election.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Oct 02, 2024

Press Release: ACLU and SisterSong Statement on Petition to Georgia Supreme Court to Reinstate Abortion Ban

A petition was filed requesting to block a trial court ruling invalidating the state’s six-week abortion ban and reinstate the ban while the State’s appeal proceeds.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Sep 30, 2024

Press Release: Georgia Court Rules State Constitution Protects Abortion, Blocks Six-Week Ban

The Superior Court of Fulton County issued a ruling finding that the Georgia Constitution prohibits political interference with an individual’s abortion decision before viability.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Oct 24, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect as Legal Challenge Continues

The Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling today that allows H.B. 481, a ban on abortion after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, to remain in effect.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Aug 18, 2023

Press Statement: The ACLU of Georgia responds to Appeals Court Ruling on Abortion Medication

For now, access is still available by mail-order for mifepristone abortion medication

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Jan 06, 2023

Press Statement: ACLU Of Georgia Highlights S.C. Supreme Court’s Decision On The State’s Six-Week Abortion Ban

Yesterday the South Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban, finding that the ban violated the right to privacy under South Carolina’s constitution.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Nov 23, 2022

Press Release: Georgia Supreme Court Allows Six-Week Abortion Ban To Again Take Effect

The Georgia Supreme Court granted an emergency stay of a lower court’s injunction today, allowing a six-week abortion ban to take effect once again while the state’s appeal continues.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

Nov 15, 2022

Press Release: Georgia State Court Blocks Unconstitutional Six-Week Abortion Ban

The Superior Court of Fulton County today struck down Georgia’s ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.

Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom

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