Court orders abortion waiting period to be enforced in Florida
Source: Reuters
A Florida appellate court on Friday ordered the enforcement of a state law that requires women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, reversing an injunction imposed last year before it was due to take effect.
A three-judge panel on Florida's First District Court of Appeal found the temporary injunction, which a lower court imposed in late June, failed to meet legal standards.
The law passed by the Republican-controlled legislature last spring required women seeking abortions in Florida to make two visits to a clinic, with a mandatory 24-hour waiting period in between. Many states have adopted such laws as conservatives seek to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion.
A spokeswoman for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Republican, said the state was pleased with the decision allowing the law to go into effect.
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World | Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:46pm EST
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