North Dakota on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s ruling that overturned a state law banning abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
US district judge Daniel Hovland ruled final month that the law is “invalid and unconstitutional” and that it “can’t stand up to a constitutional challenge.”
Attorney common Wayne Stenehjem said in a statement that Hovland’s ruling was not sudden.
“The legislature passed the law in hopes that a larger court would revisit the issue,” Stenehjem explained. “It seems prudent that an appellate court ought to have an chance to consider the concern rather than have one judge overturn the judgment of the legislative assembly.”
The ban was 1 of 4 measures that the Republican-managed state legislature and GOP governor Jack Dalrymple passed final yr that make it a lot more challenging to get an abortion in North Dakota than in any other state.
The most restrictive measure banned the procedure when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which could be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy — and prior to some females even know they are pregnant.
The state’s only abortion clinic, in Fargo, filed a lawsuit in July towards the measure. Hovland issued a short-term injunction a month later on barring the law from taking influence.
More than 60 North Dakota lawmakers not too long ago wrote a letter to Stenehjem urging him to appeal the federal judge’s selection.
The Center for Reproductive Rights, which is assisting the Red River Women’s Clinic, has stated it is committed to challenging the fetal heartbeat bill on behalf of the clinic.
North Dakota appeals judge"s ruling on abortion ban
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