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North Dakota Abortion Law Blocked By Federal Judge
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jul 22, 2013 10:15am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | JAMES MacPHERSON |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Monday, July 22, 2013 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new North Dakota law that bans abortion when a fatal heartbeat is detected – as early as six weeks into pregnancy, calling the law "clearly invalid and unconstitutional."
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland in Bismarck granted a temporary injunction Monday that blocks the law from taking effect on Aug. 1.
"There is no question that (the North Dakota law) is in direct contradiction to a litany of United States Supreme Court cases addressing restraints on abortion," Hovland wrote. " (It) is clearly an invalid and unconstitutional law based on the United States Supreme Court precedent in Roe v. Wade from 1973 ... and the progeny of cases that have followed." |
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