North Dakota Judge Rules Abortion Law Violates State Constitution

Published on September 13, 2024

North Dakota District Judge Bruce Romanic has struck down the state’s abortion law in a 24-page ruling that said it violated state law because it was too vague. The judge’s order legalizes abortion in the state, though there are no clinics in operation. The Republican-majority Legislature is expected to appeal the ruling. Red River Women’s Clinic was previously the state’s only abortion provider before it moved in 2022 from Fargo, North Dakota, to Moorhead, Minnesota. Tammi Kromenaker, the director of the clinic, said the judge’s ruling “gives us hope” though she has no plans to reopen a clinic in North Dakota....

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