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The ACLU and Planned Parenthood sued Alabama after its governor signed a law to prohibit almost all abortions (and put the doctors in prison for up to 99 years).

The law was set to take effect in November — until a federal judge today slammed the brakes
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U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson, a Jimmy Carter appointee, issued a preliminary injunction, an action temporarily freezing Alabama's abortion ban that was set to take effect on Nov. 15
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The Alabama law is the strictest of a series of abortion laws passed by conservative states this year — going further than heartbeat bills in Georgia, Kentucky and Ohio that outlaw the procedure as early as six weeks
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The federal judge said his temporary roadblock "shall remain in effect until this court resolves the case in full."

Nonetheless, GOP state lawmakers say their overall goal is to pressure the Supreme Court to revisit and potentially overturn Roe v. Wade
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