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August 03, 2012

AP: US appeals court blocks Ariz. 20-week abortion ban

by Paul Davenport
The Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its order two days after a trial judge ruled that the ban could take effect Thursday as scheduled.

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