Abortion providers are taking aim at states' bans in state court after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
’s ruling did partially block that state’s trigger law in response to a lawsuit from the Biden Administration, which argued it conflicted with federal law, but only as the law pertains to abortions during medical emergencies.
briefly blocked the state’s 15-week abortion ban, which was enacted and challenged in court prior to the Supreme Court’s decision. The law took effect on July 1 until Leon County Judge John Cooper’s written order was issued on July 5, even though Cooper had said during a hearing June 30 he intended to block the law. Cooper’s order was only in effect for a few minutes, however, as the Florida governmentthe decision, which automatically freezed Cooper’s order until another decision can be issued on whether or not it should be put back in effect. That means the 15-week ban is still in effect for now. Florida Republicans passed the law despite the fact the Florida Supreme Court has upheld abortion rights in the state constitution, and abortion rights advocates fear the state court will overturn that precedent and give the state license to ban abortion.State officials whose laws are being challenged have stood by their abortion bans. “We are fully prepared to defend these laws in our state courts, just as we have in our federal courts,” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said in a statement, accusing the abortion providers of using “scare tactics,” and Utah AG Sean Reyes told the before the state’s abortion law was blocked that his office “will do its duty to defend the state law against any and all potential legal challenges.”
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