The state of Louisiana is attempting to pass a near ban on all abortions but the legislation to do so has been blocked for a second time.

According to CBS News, Louisiana Judge Donald Johnson temporarily blocked the ban and set a hearing for next Monday, which would give supporters of abortion rights the opportunity to pursue a lawsuit to challenge the legislation.

State Attorney General Jeff Landry called the judge’s ruling “disappointing,” CBS News reports.

However, Joanna Wright, an attorney for the Hope Medical Group, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, said in a statement, "We look forward to arguing for a preliminary injunction before Judge Johnson next Monday and, in the meantime, we take solace in the fact that crucial healthcare for women has been restored in the state of Louisiana.”

The Louisiana law would ban most abortions, including in cases in which a girl or woman is impregnated through rape or incest. Should the law take effect, abortion clinics would close, and any doctor who performed an abortion procedure would potentially face criminal charges, local public radio station WWNO reports. The law holds few exceptions that would allow an abortion to be performed, although doctors will be permitted to terminate a pregnancy if the physical life of the mother is at imminent risk.

The Louisiana state Senate gave final approval to the bill in June, sending it to Gov. John Bel Edwards’s desk. The Roman Catholic governor, who is a Democrat, opposes abortion in keeping with the teachings of his church, and was expected to sign the bill into law.

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On June 24, the conservative majority U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the federal protection which guarantees women the right to abortion procedures is eliminated, which has now paved the way for states like Lousiana to move forward with their bans.