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The cases in Florida and Kentucky reflect battles being waged in courts across the country after the Supreme Court said abortion was no longer protected under the federal constitution.
A day before the state was set to implement a law that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks, a Florida judge said he will temporarily block it.
TALLAHASSEE- A Leon County judge has issued a temporary injunction against Florida's ban on abortions after 15 weeks. The ban was set to go into effect on July
A judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked that state's near-total ban on abortions Thursday, while a Florida judge said he would temporarily stop a 15-week ban from taking effect there, as judges across the country weigh whether state constitutions permit the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week.
Judge John C. Cooper made the ruling from the bench on Thursday, and said he would soon sign the temporary injunction.