A court blocked Louisiana from barring nearly all abortions despite a law that was triggered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week that overturned Roe v. Wade.
Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Robin Giarrusso on Monday issued a temporary injunction after some abortion clinics filed a lawsuit against the state, according to his order (pdf). Giarrusso scheduled a hearing for the suit on July 8 before it will make a final ruling on whether the injunction should be upheld, meaning that abortions will remain legal in Louisiana within that time frame.
Louisiana and a dozen other states have “trigger laws” that are designed to ban or significantly restrict abortions once the Supreme Court overturns the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that argued women have a constitutional right to obtain the procedure. An analysis says that up to 26 states have laws or will pass laws to restrict the procedure, which many religious groups argue is murder and immoral….