MKB Management Corp. v. Wayne Stenehjem

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• holding that state’s declaration does not create a genuine dispute as to when viability occurs because the declarant’s definition of viability differs from the Supreme Court’s definition
• finding that a heartbeat ban is unconstitutional because courts “are bound by Supreme Court precedent holding that states may not prohibit pre-viability abortions”
• finding that a heartbeat ban is unconstitutional because courts “are bound by Supreme Court precedent holding that states may not prohibit pre-viability abortions”
• granting complete injunction against 6-week ban even though the plaintiff clinic stopped performing abortions at 16 weeks
• affirming a grant of summary judgment because a 6-week ban “generally prohibits abortions before viability”
• striking down North Dakota's fetal heartbeat law, which banned abortion at the moment a heartbeat was detected; noting problems with the continued use of the viability standard

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