Florida's abortion ban back in effect as state appeals

Southern US states continue court battles after Roe v Wade overturned

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  The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the major ruling that for nearly 50 years has guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. EPA

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  Emily Milford holds her protest sign during a rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union / AP

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  People participate in a protest in Foley Square, in New York City, New York, New York. Reuters

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  Demonstrators march through downtown following a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP

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  Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest outside a courthouse in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg

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  Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg

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  Protesters gather at the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing during a rally organised by Planned Parenthood. The Grand Rapids Press via AP

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  Protesters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington. Bloomberg

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  Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP

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  Abortion rights campaigners demonstrate outside of the US Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. Reuters

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  Women protest outside a courthouse in Tucson. Reuters

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  Demonstrators make signs at a rally in Tucson. Reuters

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  A woman holds up a flag during a protest in Foley Square in New York. Reuters

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  The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade ends women's right to abortions. Reuters

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  People demonstrate during an abortion rights rally in Tucson. Reuters

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  Demonstrators march in the streets after protesting outside of the US Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, after a draft of the court's decision was released several weeks ago. AP

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  Demonstrators hold placards and shout slogans during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles. Bloomberg

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  Two police officers are surrounded by a group of abortion rights demonstrators near Pershing Square in Los Angeles. AP

Florida's 15-week ban on abortions is back in effect on Tuesday, after an appeal from the state brought an automatic freeze on a court blocking the restriction.

A judge last week issued an order temporarily striking down the law after reproductive healthcare providers argued that Florida's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

The state immediately filed its appeal of the order, which put the law back in effect.

Florida's law prohibits women from receiving abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions if the procedure is needed to save the mother's life, prevent serious injury or if the foetus has an abnormality.

It does not grant exception if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.

The law was similar to the one in Mississippi on which the Supreme Court ruled when it overturned Roe v Wade last month, ending a woman's federal right to an abortion.

A Mississippi court allowed the state's abortion law to take effect on Thursday.

The judge rejected a request from Mississippi's only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law banning most abortions in the state.

In Louisiana, the state's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to permit an enforcement on a ban on most abortions.

Louisiana was one of several states with a “trigger law” banning the procedure immediately after Roe v Wade was overturned, but this was blocked by a state judge last week following a lawsuit filed by one of the state's abortion clinics.

Tension and anger outside Mississippi's last abortion clinic

Agencies contributed to this report