Florida restores state abortion ban beyond 15 weeks after temporary halt

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.