A state judge in Alaska threw out a law that prohibits anyone other than a licensed physician from performing an abortion.

State Superior Court Josie Garton ruled there is no medical reason why abortions cannot be carried out by advanced-practice clinicians like nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Since other pregnancy-related services can be provided by advanced-practice clinicians, limiting abortion services to physicians violates the equal protection guarantee and puts a burden on a patients’ fundamental privacy rights, Garton wrote, according to the Alaska Beacon.

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