North Dakota judge rejects temporary exemption to section of abortion ban that targets doctors
A North Dakota judge on Tuesday rejected a temporary block on a part of the state's revised abortion laws that would have allowed doctors to perform the procedure when they deem it necessary to save a patient's life or health.
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![As they have several times this spring in anticipation of a consequential ruling, pro-choice and anti-abortion activists jockeyed for position outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists jockey for position outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6500193.1706042619!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/supreme-court-dobbs-ruling-6-24-22.jpg)
A North Dakota judge on Tuesday rejected a temporary block on a part of the state's revised abortion laws that would have allowed doctors to perform the procedure when they deem it necessary to save a patient's life or health.