Florida restores state abortion ban beyond 15 weeks after temporary halt
by Coral Murphy Marcos from US news | The Guardian on (#613J8)
A judge had ruled that the ban violated the privacy protections in the state's constitution, pausing the restrictive measure
After a judge in Florida temporarily halted a state law banning abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, a state appeal restored the ban on Tuesday.
Judge John C Cooper of an appellate court in Florida's capital of Tallahassee ruled that the ban in question - enshrined in a bill that Republican lawmakers approved in April - violates privacy protections in the state constitution.
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