Judge allows Louisiana abortion ban to go into effect

A state judge on Friday lifted an order temporarily blocking Louisiana's abortion trigger bans from being in effect — nearly all abortions are now illegal in the state.

Driving the news: Louisiana's trigger laws had been blocked since June 27, after abortion providers sued the state over the bans, which they had said violated the state's constitution.

The laws took effect shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and other precedents protecting abortion access on the federal level.

Details: The trigger laws make nearly all abortions illegal unless the pregnant person is at risk of death...