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Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion

Abortion protesters used chalk to draw messages and artwork on the sidewalk leading to the entrance of the Red River Women’s Clinic in downtown Fargo, N.D., on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. A North Dakota judge on Wednesday put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)

FILE - Pro-abortion rights signs are seen during the March for Life 2016, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 22, 2016. A North Dakota judge on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion