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LITTLE ROCK 鈥� In a critical victory for abortion access in Arkansas, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the Center for Reproductive Rights secured an order today from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas blocking four state anti-abortion laws.

Last month, that court issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the four laws only a few hours after the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed them to take effect. During the short time the laws were in effect, Little Rock Family Planning Services was forced to cancel appointments. Today鈥檚 ruling will keep the laws blocked while the case continues.

鈥淭his order will ensure that essential reproductive health care services will remain available in Arkansas,鈥� said Ruth Harlow, senior staff attorney in the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Reproductive Freedom Project. 鈥淭he laws blocked by the court today do nothing but place roadblock after roadblock in front of patients, in violation of their constitutionally protected rights. Arkansas politicians may continue this ruthless attack on abortion, but we will see them in court every time.鈥�

If allowed to take effect, the laws would completely prevent many people from obtaining abortion care, create intrusive and stigmatizing requirements that violate patients鈥� privacy rights, and leave the state with even more limited access to abortion. The litigation is supported by several medical experts and five Arkansas abortion patients who spoke to the devastating impact the laws would have if enforced.

鈥淎rkansas legislators took an oath to protect people鈥檚 constitutional rights 鈥� not trample on them with harmful dictates and restrictions,鈥� said Holly Dickson, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas. 鈥淲e鈥檙e relieved the court will continue to block these unconstitutional laws while we keep fighting to have them struck down for good.鈥�

鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision brings welcome, but temporary, relief to those seeking time-sensitive and essential abortion care in Arkansas,鈥� said Jenny Ma, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights. 鈥淔or now, anti-abortion lawmakers have been halted from devastating abortion access in the state. Just last month, we saw the impact of these laws when they took effect for just a few hours: patients were turned away and abortion access was severely limited. We can鈥檛 allow that to become the status quo for Arkansas and will continue to fight in court.鈥�

The lawsuit was filed by the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Arkansas, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the law firm of O鈥橫elveny & Myers LLP on behalf of Frederick W. Hopkins, M.D., M.P.H. and Little Rock Family Planning Services.