The battle over Georgia’s new abortion ban picked up late Monday, with Attorney General Chris Carr filing the state’s answer to a lawsuit seeking to stop enforcement before the Jan. 1 effective date.

“Defendants admit that this action is a constitutional challenge to House Bill 481 (“H.B. 481”), the text of which speaks for itself,” Carr’s answer began. “Defendants deny all allegations in the complaint that killing a living unborn child constitutes ‘medical care’ or ‘health care.’”