BISMARCK, N.D. — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable.

A state judge overturned the North Dakota's near-total abortion ban on Thursday, making the procedure legal in the Republican-led state. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick ruled that ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A North Dakota state District Judge Bruce Romanick struck down a near-total abortion ban in the state on Thursday, stating the ban was in violation of the North Dakota ...

District Judge Bruce Romanick declared the state’s abortion ban to be “unconstitutionally void for vagueness,” adding that “pregnant women in North Dakota have a fundamental right to ...

South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick, left, asks a question during a preliminary injunction hearing regarding banning abortions on Aug. 19, 2022, in Bismarck, North Dakota. On Monday, Oct. 31, ...

A North Dakota judge restored abortion rights in the state on Thursday, ruling that a statewide ban was unconstitutional and writing that women held an “inalienable” right to the procedure.

A North Dakota District Court ruled Thursday that women have a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion under the constitutional guarantees of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. South ...

The Brief. A judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion. State District Judge Bruce Romanick says the law violates North Dakota’s constitution because it is too vague.

A judge in North Dakota ruled Thursday that the state’s stringent abortion law is unconstitutionally vague and violates the rights of residents. North Dakota district Judge Bruce Romanick’s ...