Judge blocks Louisiana abortion 'trigger law' from taking effect
The temporary block on the abortion law comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade
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A judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked three state laws that would ban virtually all abortions on Monday.
And some states- or activist groups within the state- will in fact run to the fed court to have the court tell them to take it to state court. That's fine too. Just get on with it.
The abortion bans were set to take effect if
the Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade, which it did on Friday. Several states across the country have enacted similar laws, known as "trigger laws."
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso issued the temporary block shortly after abortion providers in the state filed a lawsuit,
according to the order.
Abortion groups, represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, argue the
abortion restrictions violate providers' due process rights and "lack constitutionally required safeguards to prevent arbitrary enforcement."
The groups also argue that the laws are overly vague, as they do not include a specific start date beyond the end of Roe.
Giarrusso will scheduled a hearing for the lawsuit on July 8. The court will then make a determination on whether to continue the stay. Abortions remain legal in the state for the time being.
The Supreme Court
voted to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, allowing state governments to regulate abortion for the first time since 1973.
Louisiana's trigger laws would prohibit abortions in all cases except when the mother faces death or serious injury. The laws include no exceptions for
rape or incest.
A dozen other U.S. states have passed trigger laws similar to Louisiana's.