Lawyers argue to delay North Dakota law banning abortion
By JAMES MacPHERSON and DAVE KOLPACK, Associated Press
Published: August 19, 2022, 8:42am
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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawyers for North Dakota’s lone abortion clinic that two weeks ago closed its doors asked a judge Friday to delay the start of the state’s trigger law banning the procedure.
The abortion ban is set to go into effect on Aug. 26. The Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo argued for a preliminary injunction as part of a lawsuit that says the ban violates the state constitution.
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