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Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

HeadlineJul 01, 2013

A federal judge meanwhile has temporarily blocked an Alabama law that stood to shut down most of the state’s abortion clinics. The measure forces doctors at the state’s five clinics to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital, a step that can be impossible in part because some hospitals oppose abortion. On Friday, the law was put on hold pending a final ruling in a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. A similar law in Mississippi was blocked earlier this year.

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