U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson temporarily blocked Alabama laws enacted to prevent dismemberment abortions and to force abortion centers to move farther from schools.
The ACLU filed suit against the U.S. government in an attempt to coerce Catholic organizations that receive federal assistance to offer abortion and contraception.
The Gloucester County School Board in Virginia offered a provision to accommodate the student, but the ACLU sued on the her behalf to gain access to the boys' room.
'Those who doubt that anyone would ever try to force someone to commit an abortion need only look at this case,' said Matt Bowman of the Alliance Defending Freedom.