Federal judge blocks Indiana abortion law signed by Pence

A federal judge on Monday issued a permanent injunction against a law signed by then-Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., that outlaws abortions sought solely because a fetus has been potentially diagnosed with life-debilitating ailments like Down Syndrome.

Pro-abortion advocates have called the law one of the most restrictive in the country and it was suspended last summer as Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled it necessary to review the law’s provisions to see if they violated the Constitution in any way. She issued a preliminary injunction on Monday and said the law would likely be found unconstitutional.