Post by Logan on Apr 13, 2016 17:51:48 GMT -6
BISMARCK - The state of North Dakota will pay $245,000 in attorney’s fees after losing a challenge to an abortion law passed by the Legislature in 2013.
The money will go to the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which provides legal representation to the Red River Women’s Clinic, North Dakota’s only abortion provider.
The payment was outlined in a settlement signed Tuesday by attorneys for the clinic and state. A judge still must approve the agreement in U.S. District Court.
“We think that it’s a fair settlement,” said Janet Crepps, the center’s senior counsel.
The “heartbeat bill” banned abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. After the challenge by the clinic, a federal judge in Bismarck blocked its implementation. The U.S. Supreme Court in January refused to review the state’s case, so it remains blocked.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4008120-north-dakota-abortion-law-costs-state-245000-legal-fees
The money will go to the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which provides legal representation to the Red River Women’s Clinic, North Dakota’s only abortion provider.
The payment was outlined in a settlement signed Tuesday by attorneys for the clinic and state. A judge still must approve the agreement in U.S. District Court.
“We think that it’s a fair settlement,” said Janet Crepps, the center’s senior counsel.
The “heartbeat bill” banned abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at about six weeks of pregnancy. After the challenge by the clinic, a federal judge in Bismarck blocked its implementation. The U.S. Supreme Court in January refused to review the state’s case, so it remains blocked.
Read more: www.inforum.com/news/4008120-north-dakota-abortion-law-costs-state-245000-legal-fees