RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s general ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy can be enforced, following the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing states to restrict abortion.
In a court order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge William Osteen lifted an injunction that had blocked the ban, declaring that the injunction went against the Supreme Court ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade.
“Neither this court, nor the public, nor counsel, nor providers have the right to ignore the rule of law as determined by the Supreme Court,” Osteen wrote.
