Judge Blocks Government From Stopping 2 More Undocumented Teens' Abortions
The government has already appealed the ruling, which was stayed for 24 hours.
December 18, 2017 at 07:19 PM
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The same federal district judge who blocked the government from interfering with a detained immigrant teenager's abortion in October did so again for two new minors in a ruling Monday.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia, issued a temporary restraining order requiring government employees to transport the two 17-year-olds, or allow them to be transported, to an abortion provider or to any pregnancy or abortion-related medical care, and forbids officials from interfering with or obstructing their access to abortion counseling or an abortion. The court filings do not indicate where the minors reside, though they are undocumented immigrants detained in federally funded shelters.
Chutkan stayed her ruling for 24 hours, allowing the government time to appeal to the D.C. Circuit, which it has already done.
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