A judge rolled back Georgia's abortion ban this week, but it's not expected to be the final word. The state attorney general's office has said it would appeal Monday's ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court.

When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and ended a national right to abortion, it opened the door for state bans. Thirteen states now bar abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with some exceptions. Georgia was one of four where bans begin after about the first 6 weeks of pregnancy -- often before women realize they're pregnant.

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,