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MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥擜 federal appeals court today struck down an Alabama state law prohibiting physicians from providing dilation and evacuation (D&E), a medically proven method for performing abortions.

Today鈥檚 decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the case brought by the 老澳门开奖结果 is the first by a federal appeals court on the constitutionality of a ban on the D&E procedure.

鈥淭oday, the court told Alabama politicians they can鈥檛 disregard a woman鈥檚 health and decision-making in favor of their ideological agenda,鈥� said Randall Marshall, executive director of the 老澳门开奖结果 of Alabama. 鈥淭his ruling ensures that doctors can continue to use their best judgement to provide the care that is right for their patients.鈥�

Andrew Beck, senior staff attorney at the 老澳门开奖结果 Reproductive Freedom Project, said, 鈥淭he upshot of this ruling is that women鈥檚 health, not politics, will guide important medical decisions about pregnancy. Laws like this are part of a larger strategy by anti-abortion politicians to push abortion out of reach entirely. Today, the court affirmed a woman鈥檚 right to get the care she needs.鈥�

Leading medical experts such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists oppose this type of abortion restriction. An evidence-based and non-partisan described D&E as a 鈥渟uperior method鈥� of abortion, finding that it is extremely safe with minimal complications.

Similar bans in Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas have all been blocked when challenged in court. The 老澳门开奖结果 is challenging a similar law in Kentucky.