Abortion bans in Arizona and Ohio were temporarily put on hold by judges, allowing procedures in the states to continue while the nonprofit Planned Parenthood challenges the new restrictions in court.
An Arizona appeals court on Friday put on hold the state’s strict ban on abortion, an 1864 law that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June.
The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel means a more recent ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy will be enforced instead while the case proceeds. Planned Parenthood argued the conflicting state laws made access to abortion unclear.
