One week after the Supreme Court ruled that abortion rights should be decided in the states, a Florida judge stopped the state's 15-week abortion ban from taking effect.
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper said that the ban was in violation of the Florida Constitution.
The ban was signed into law by the governor in April. House Bill 5 would make it illegal for a woman to have an abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
If the fetus has a fatal condition, abortion is allowed.
The suit was brought against the state by abortion providers.
After the Supreme Court's conservative justices threw out a constitutional right to abortion, there is a fight going on.
After the abortion bill was passed, providers were left scrambling to find patients.
The National Network of Abortion Funds says that Florida and Illinois are safe places to live. They have seen a lot of patients from other states.
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