( CNN ) -- A federal judge ruled Friday it is unconstitutional to force abortion clinics to become surgical centers in the state of Texas , effectively throwing out a key component of an anti-abortion law that would have forced the closure of a number of facilities . In making the ruling , U.S. District Court Judge Lee Yeakel wrote that forcing the clinics to meet the same standards as hospital-level surgical centers `` imposes an undue burden on the right of women throughout Texas to seek a previability abortion . '' That part of the Texas law was scheduled to take effect on Monday ; critics of the law say it would have required the closing of a majority of 19 abortion clinics . The Texas Department of State Health Services and the Texas Medical Board filed a notice of appeal . The controversial law , which was signed by Gov . Rick Perry last year , is considered one of the most restrictive in the country . The Center for Reproductive Rights brought the lawsuit on behalf of some of the clinics , and it called the federal judge 's ruling a victory . `` The court has made clear that women 's well-being is not advanced by laws attacking access to essential health care , and that rights protected by the U.S. Constitution may not be denied through laws that make them impossible to exercise , '' said Nancy Northrup , president and chief executive officer of the Center for Reproductive Rights . `` Texas women still face serious threats to their rights , health , and ability to obtain safe , high-quality reproductive health care from reputable doctors in their communities . But at least for the moment , today 's victory is vital in preventing politicians ' scorched-earth assaults on women 's health care from causing even more harm than they already have . '' The state law also banned abortions past 20 weeks of gestation , tightened usage guidelines for the drug RU486 , and it requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic at which they 're providing such services . Last year , Yeakel overturned the requirement that doctors have admitting privileges , but a federal appeals court reversed the decision . The 20-week ban provision took effect last year , while enforcement of the remainder of the law is slated to take effect in September . CNN 's AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report .
The law required abortion clinics to become hospital-level surgical centers . A federal judge rules that requirement `` imposes an undue burden '' on women . Score: 6 State officials file a notice to appeal the judge 's ruling .