Alabama cannot ban abortions as part of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge ruled Sunday, marking a temporary victory for abortion advocates.
Across the country, the pandemic has created a legal tug-of-war over abortion access. A growing number of states, including Ohio and Texas, have sought to ban the practice by classifying it as an unnecessary medical procedure.
Alabama issued such a directive in late March, postponing all elective medical procedures, except in emergencies, to avoid serious harm from underlying conditions, or as “necessary” parts of ongoing treatment.
The state’s top health officer, Scott Harris, previously said that the order was only intended to slow the spread of the virus, according to the Alabama Political Reporter. But after Alabama refused to clarify that abortion clinics could continue to operate, some civil liberties groups successfully filed for a preliminary injunction.
“For some group of women, a mandatory postponement will make a lawful abortion literally impossible,” wrote U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson, who had previously blocked the state’s near-total abortion ban.
He said that providers should be able to decide whether a procedure can be postponed. The state’s medical restrictions, he wrote, are likely unconstitutional “when interpreted to allow only those abortions necessary to protect the life and health of the mother.”
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2020-04-13 06:46:33Z
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