BREAKING: Federal judge blocks strictest abortion law in the country http://t.co/6FPp5M0WLl

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 22, 2013

The list of states seeking TRAP laws and other restrictions on abortion who have seen those statutes stayed by the courts continues to rise.

Today’s latest? North Dakota’s attempts to restrict access to abortion was stayed by the courts.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland in Bismarck granted a temporary injunction Monday that blocks the law from taking effect on Aug. 1.

The law was passed this year by the North Dakota Legislature. It would outlaw the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy and before some women know they are pregnant.

The law was one of four that the Republican-controlled Legislature and GOP Gov. Jack Dalrymple passed this year that combined make North Dakota the most restrictive state in the nation in which to get an abortion.