U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction on Sunday to prevent the state from prohibiting abortions during the pandemic.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Sunday ruled that Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to coronavirus.
“Based on the current record, the defendants’ efforts to combat COVID-19 do not outweigh the lasting harm imposed by the denial of an individual’s right to terminate her pregnancy, by an undue burden or increase in risk on patients imposed by a delayed procedure, or by the cloud of unwarranted prosecution against providers,” Thompson wrote in an opinion.
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