A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state’s abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy.

The ruling is unlikely to be the final word on abortion access in the state, with the expectation that the case will ultimately be decided by the Georgia Supreme Court.

A Georgia judge declared Monday that the state's abortion law, which restricted the procedure to the first six weeks of pregnancy, is unconstitutional. The order from Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney,