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North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules

North Dakota's highest court ruled to keep the state's overturned abortion ban from being enforced during an appeal of a judge's decision that struck down the law in September.
The court heard oral arguments on the state's request for a stay in November.
Meetra Mehdizadeh stated that today's decision to keep the abortion ban blocked was the only logical outcome.
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley noted that this decision is only on the stay motion, not on the constitutional merits of the legislation.

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