Georgia court denies emergency motion to block anti-abortion law

Why it matters: After the state's law was upheld in federal court following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, advocates turned to state court, in the hope that Georgia's Constitution might offer a different legal avenue to challenge it.

What they're saying: Julia Kaye, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union's Reproductive Freedom Project, said in a statement that it's "horrifying" that the law remains in effect.

• "Georgia’s state Constitution clearly protects against this government overreach, and we won’t stop fighting until this devastating ban on essential health care is blocked once and for all.”