North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.

Abortion remains legal for now in North Dakota, though there are no abortion clinics operating there, after the lead plaintiff in the appeal moved into Minnesota.

While a lawsuit against the state's ban on abortion takes place, the procedure will remain legal in hospital settings only for live-saving measures.

Those who are pro-abortion can celebrate a victory today as the North Dakota Supreme Court denied the State’s effort to reinstate a near-total ban on the act, which was struck down in District

Rep. Eric James Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a meeting of the interim Education Committee on Sept. 24, 2024. Murphy plans to bring a bill during the 2025 session that would preserve some abortion access in North Dakota.

In a striking juxtaposition, President Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to both Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, and Pope Francis, highlighting contrasting views on abortion.

After a hearing this week, state lawmakers fast-tracked a bill seeking to raise the speed limit in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be enforced during the state’s appeal, court rules.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s abortion ban will not be enforced while the state appeals an earlier decision that found it unconstitutional, the state’s highest court ruled Friday.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be enforced during the state’s appeal, court rules.