ND abortion ruling draws a response

Reaction to this week’s ruling by the North Dakota Supreme Court to block the state abortion ban while a lawsuit over its constitutionality proceeds is pretty much as expected.

Tammi Kromenaker of the Red River Women’s Clinic says the court made the right decision and sided with the people of North Dakota who know what’s best for themselves and their families.

Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley was critical of the ruling. He said in a statement that the state Supreme Court chose “a path of its very own, by holding there is now also an un-defined ‘health’ exception to abortion regulation. He goes on top say the “North Dakota Supreme Court appears to have taken on the role of a legislative body, a role our constitution does not afford them.”

The ban was designed to take effect once the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But a district judge had put it on hold this summer while the Red River Women’s Clinic pursues a lawsuit arguing the state constitution protected a right to an abortion.

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