West Virginia judge blocks enforcement of 150-year-old abortion ban

Judge says the state's sole abortion clinic and its patients are suffering irreparable harm'

A judge in West Virginia blocked enforcement of the state's 150-year-old abortion ban on Monday, opening the door for abortions to resume in the state.

The Kanawha county circuit court judge, Tera L Salango, granted the Women's Health Center of West Virginia a preliminary injunction against the ban, saying that in the absence of action by the court, the state's sole abortion clinic and its patients, especially those who are impregnated as a result of a rape or incest, are suffering irreparable harm".