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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Louisiana judge blocks abortion ban as state attorney general threatens to cut funding to New Orleans

AP

Louisiana’s anti-abortion “trigger” laws have once again been blocked by a judge, allowing abortion care to resume in the state – for now – following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion care.

While a legal challenge plays out in court, a state district judge in Baton Rouge has allowed a temporary restraining order to remain in place that blocks enforcement of so-called “trigger” laws that outlaw abortion in the state without protections affirmed by Roe v Wade.

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