North Dakota abortion ban ruled unconstitutional: restoring the right to liberty

We talk with two of the attorneys who have been involved with the case filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and Gender Justice.

Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Christina Sambor, Gender Justice North Dakota State Director and Marc Hearron, Center for Reproductive Rights Senior Counsel

Victory in North Dakota!

On September 12, 2024, a North Dakota state court ruled that the state’s total abortion ban is unconstitutional.

“All North Dakota citizens, including women, have the right to make fundamental, appropriate, and informed medical decisions in consultation with a physician and to receive their chosen medical care among comparable alternatives. Such a choice is a fundamental one, central to personal autonomy and self-determination. Those choices belong to the individual, not the government. That is the essence of what liberty and happiness require.” — South Central Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Romanick, in his order

References and additional resources:

• Statement on the ruling from the Center for Reproductive Rights and Gender Justice
• North Dakota judge vacates state abortion ban, ruling it unconstitutional, by Mary Steurer and Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
• Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable, by Kavitha Surana, ProPublica
• Read the full opinion (pdf)

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