Thurman died in 2022 after waiting 20 hours at a hospital to get treatment for a rare complication from taking an abortion pill.

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