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Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion law from taking effect MondayBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court ReporterJustice Samuel Alito late Friday temporarily blocked a Louisiana abortion law from going into effect as scheduled on Monday.Alito said in a brief order that the justices needed more time to review the filings in the case. As such he put the law on hold until February 7. He noted that the order "does not reflect any view regarding the merits" of the case.Louisiana's Unsafe Abortion Protection Act has been blocked since its enactment in 2014, it requires a doctor to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility where the abortion is performed. Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-blocks-louisiana-abortion-law-from-taking-effect-monday/ar-BBT40BQ?li=BBnbfcL&OCID=ansmsnnews11
Alito said in a brief order that the justices needed more time to review the filings in the case.