A federal district judge issued an injunction Tuesday against Arkansas’ COVID-19 outbreak abortion restrictions.

On April 3, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) issued a directive that banned abortion as an elective procedure in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The governor then ordered that violation of the ADH directive would be a misdemeanor and providers could have their licenses terminated. The Little Rock Family Planning Services (LRFP) brought suit, seeking to block the directive.

In Tuesday’s decision, Judge Kristine Baker concluded that challengers to the directive were entitled to injunctive relief. Baker found that the order is unlikely to meet constitutional muster and would likely cause irreparable harm to those seeking an abortion during the COVID-19 outbreak. She asserted:

The limited record supports the Supplemental Complaint Plaintiff’s allegation that enforcement of the Challenged Provisions against LRFP will inflict serious physical, emotional, and psychological injuries on LRFPs patients by forcing them to delay, or altogether forgo, access to abortion care.

Other states have also attempted to reduce abortion access during the COVID-19 outbreak. Federal judges have blocked orders in Texas, Alabama, and Ohio.

Baker’s Tuesday order will expire in 14 days, on April 28.

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