Judge rules against Ohio 24-hour waiting period for abortions

( NewsNation ) — An Ohio law requiring women wait 24 hours prior to an abortion will not be enforced after a judge’s ruling Friday.

The decision to place a temporary pause comes amid a lawsuit seeking to abolish the law.

Judge David C. Young of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas permitted the temporary halt while also halting the need for two in-person visits and surrounding information to be provided by doctors, according to Ohio Capital Journal .

Per state law, the previously required information to be imparted included the “nature and purpose of the particular abortion procedure to be used” and the “probable gestational age of the zygote, blastocyte, embryo or fetus.”

Dave Yost, the Republican attorney general of Ohio , said he would appeal the decision. Young’s ruling follows the state constitutional amendment regarding the right for women to receive abortions in 2023.

“This is a historic victory for abortion patients and for all Ohio voters who voiced support for the constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy,” Jessie Hill, cooperating attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, said in a statement.

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