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Judge Overturns North Dakota Anti-Abortion Law

HeadlineApr 17, 2014

A federal judge has overturned North Dakota’s anti-abortion law, the harshest in the country. The measure banned abortion once a fetal or embryonic heartbeat can be detected, which happens at about six weeks of pregnancy when many women do not know they are pregnant. It was slated to take effect in August. In his decision, District Court Judge Daniel Hovland said the law is “invalid and unconstitutional.”

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