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June 28, 2022

Judges Temporarily Halt Anti-Abortion "Trigger Laws" in Louisiana and Utah
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Judges in Louisiana and Utah have temporarily blocked statewide abortion
bans from taking effect following Friday's Supreme Court ruling striking
down Roe v. Wade. On Monday, a judge in New Orleans sided with
reproductive rights groups who argued Louisiana's "trigger law" ban on
abortions was unconstitutionally vague. Meanwhile, a judge in Salt Lake
City on Monday granted a two-week stay of Utah's "trigger law" abortion
ban after Planned Parenthood sued to block it.

In Texas, a Harris County judge hears arguments today in a lawsuit
brought by abortion providers who want to block a pre-Roe v. Wade
abortion ban from taking effect. The law, which has not been enforced
for nearly a half-century, criminalizes anyone performing an abortion or
assisting in one.


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