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TALLAHASSEE, Florida (LifeSiteNews) – Florida’s 15-week abortion ban is still in effect after Governor Ron DeSantis appealed a ruling that would have frozen enforcement of the law.
Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge John Cooper announced on June 30 he would block the law but would not write the actual order until July 5. The DeSantis administration appealed the injunction on Tuesday quickly after the release of the order.
The state wasting no time with its appeal. pic.twitter.com/heAoqp3t8K
— Forrest Saunders (@FBSaunders) July 5, 2022
Under Florida law, an appeal of that ruling “trigger[s] an automatic stay of that injunction under Florida state law,” according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The issue will likely make it to the state’s top court.
“The law, which has been in effect since July 1, has already had devastating consequences on the health and futures of Floridians by forcing them to continue carrying pregnancies against their will,” the ACLU claimed. It first
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