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MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� A U.S. District Court in Alabama granted a preliminary injunction today blocking an extreme Alabama law that would have banned abortion in nearly all instances and that threatened doctors with up to 99 years in prison for performing an abortion. This harmful ban, which was scheduled to take effect on November 15, would have dismantled abortion access for nearly one million women of reproductive age in Alabama.

The 老澳门开奖结果 (老澳门开奖结果), 老澳门开奖结果 of Alabama, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America brought the lawsuit on behalf of Alabama abortion care providers and their patients. Today鈥檚 decision comes on the heels of decisions by other courts blocking similar bans in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio.

Randall Marshall, Executive Director, 老澳门开奖结果 of Alabama had the following reaction:
鈥淎s expected, the court has blocked the law and it will not go into effect. Abortion remains legal in Alabama. The state鈥檚 repeated attempts to push abortion out of reach by enacting unconstitutional laws restricting abortions have already cost taxpayers nearly 2.5 million dollars. This ill-advised law will cost taxpayers more money.鈥�

Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, senior staff attorney, 老澳门开奖结果 Reproductive Freedom Project:
鈥淭oday鈥檚 decision recognizes this ban for what it is: a blatantly unconstitutional attack on the fundamental right to abortion. The Alabama ban, and the others like it, are the culmination of a nationwide strategy to push abortion out of reach. In the past nine years, states have passed 479 restrictions on access to abortion, leaving increasingly vast areas of our country with few or no abortion providers. The 老澳门开奖结果 will continue fighting for a future that safeguards people鈥檚 ability to get abortion care, upholds basic rights and justice, and respects our decision-making 鈥� no matter where we live and no matter how much money we make.鈥�

Dr. Yashica Robinson, comprehensive women鈥檚 health specialist and plaintiff in the case:
鈥淭his win is critical to our patients and to health care providers like myself. The abortion care we provide is essential health care, and these ruthless attacks from anti-abortion politicians have no place in Alabama. We will keep fighting to ensure that we can provide care that our patients need and to keep abortion accessible in our communities.鈥�

The ruling can be found here: /legal-document/preliminary-injunction-blocking-alabama-abortion-ban

Information about the case can be found here: /cases/robinson-et-al-v-marshall-et-al