US JUDGE HALTS NJ PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN

NEW JERSEY, Dec 17 (LSN) – U.S. District Judge Anne Thompson granted a temporary injunction yesterday to stop the implementation of a law banning partial birth abortions in New Jersey. The action was in response to demands made by the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood of New Jersey. The order is valid until Dec. 24, when the judge will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the law.