A Utah court on Monday granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s trigger law that made most abortions in the state at any point in pregnancy a crime after last week’s Supreme Court ruling.
Planned Parenthood of Utah filed the lawsuit directed at Utah Senate Bill 174 claiming the legislation violated Utah’s constitution.
Third District Judge Andrew Stone granted the temporary restraining order on Monday, which is in place for 14 days while the court hears the case.
Stone said Utah was not prepared for the immediate change in the abortion law and that taking away the ability to have an abortion outweighs “any policy issues of the state,” local media KSL reported….