The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a lower court ruling that declared the state's restrictive abortion law invalid, leaving limited access to abortions unchanged for now. In a 6-1 decision, the state Supreme Court stated that the lower court judge was wrong in his ruling. The law bans most abortions after roughly six weeks, when fetal cardiac activity can be detected.

The ruling does not change the current abortion access in Georgia, and it is not the final decision on the state's ban. The case has been sent back to the Fulton County Superior Court to consider other arguments, including whether the law violates the rights to privacy of Georgia residents.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia expressed disappointment with the opinion, saying that the Georgia Supreme Court disregarded long-standing precedent. The ruling has also been criticized by abortion rights groups and providers, who argue that the state constitution does not allow the Legislature to enact statutes that violate the law.

Despite the ruling, the battle over Georgia's abortion law is far from over. But for now, the restrictive law remains in place.