The law was originally supposed to take effect the following November, but on October 29, 2019, U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson blocked the law from taking effect due to it being in conflict with the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.
ðə lˈɔː wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli səpˈoʊzd tə tˈeɪk ɪfˈɛkt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ noʊvˈɛmbɚ, bˌʌt ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn, jˈuː.ˈɛs. dˈɪstɹɪkt dʒˈʌdʒ mˈaɪɹɑːn tˈɑːmpsən blˈɑːkt ðə lˈɔː fɹʌm tˈeɪkɪŋ ɪfˈɛkt dˈuː tʊ ɪt bˌiːɪŋ ɪn kˈɑːnflɪkt wɪððə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː jˈuː.ˈɛs. suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt kˈeɪs ɹˈoʊ vˈiː. wˈeɪd.