The 12-week abortion ban will take effect, but the temporary injunction will allow patients to obtain medication abortions at early stages of their pregnancy.
Judge Catherine Eagles granted a temporary restraining order on one small aspect of a request in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, Planned Parenthood and a doctor from Durham. Senate Bill 20 and the elements in House Bill 190 will go into effect on July 1.
A federal judge in North Carolina on Friday upheld the majority of the state's 12-week abortion ban, allowing the law to take effect on Saturday, July 1.
Federal District Judge Catherine Eagles on Wednesday had a hearing about a lawsuit seeking to pause the implementation of the state's law. A decision is expected by Friday on a temporary pause.
Senators approved three of 15 offered amendments concerning Senate Bill 20, the new abortion law scheduled to go into effect on Saturday, and only two Democrats in the end voted against the additions to House Bill 190. There will be a hearing about a challenge in federal court on Wednesday.