Florida, Kentucky judges temporarily halt state abortion bans
03 July 2022 |
2:54 pm
Activists and doctors have successfully had abortion bans temporarily blocked in several US states. In Florida, the presiding judge said that the state ban violated a woman's right to privacy.
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