North Dakota judge denies temporary block on state’s abortion laws

(AP) – A North Dakota judge has denied a request for a temporary block on a part of the state’s revised abortion laws so that doctors can perform the procedures to save a patient’s life or health.
They argue a provision that allows the procedure in life-saving or “serious health risk” scenarios is vague.
State District Judge Bruce Romanick said the request for a preliminary injunction “is not appropriate and the Plaintiffs have presented no authority for the Court to grant the specific relief requested.”
The 2023 North Dakota Legislature passed a bill that essentially revised the state’s abortion laws after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision striking down the constitutional right to an abortion.
Governor Doug Burgum signed that bill into law last April.