North Dakota governor signs 6-week abortion ban

• At least 14 states have mostly banned abortion services since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ended all federal protections for abortion.
• The measure that Burgum signed into law comes days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a six-week abortion ban bill.

Of note: The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled last month that a state abortion ban on abortions except in cases in which one is needed to prevent the pregnant person's death remain temporarily blocked while a lawsuit challenges its constitutionality.

What they're saying: "This bill clarifies and refines existing state law which was triggered into effect by the (U.S. Supreme Court) Dobbs decision and reaffirms North Dakota as a pro-life state," Burgum said in a statement, per the Bismarck Tribune.

• The Red River Women's Clinic, which filed the North Dakota lawsuit and which was the last remaining abortion provider in the state before it moved to Minnesota, said in a statement: "We are watching and are disappointed that Governor Burgum Signed this egregious infringement on bodily autonomy."