Judge Blocks Louisiana’s Abortion Ban, Allows Procedure to Resume for Now

A pro-life activist holds plastic unborn babies during a protest on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July, 29, 2010. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Louisiana’s abortion ban is prevented from being enforced for a second time after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order late Tuesday.

Judge Donald Johnson in Baton Rouge granted the temporary restraining order and set a hearing on July 18 at 8:30 a.m. CT for both sides to argue the case.