The ruling removes a major hurdle to enforcing the ban Republicans approved last summer.

Vice President Kamala Harris hosted Lauren Jones Mayfield, associate pastor at Highland Baptist Church and a leader on Planned Parenthood's Clergy Advocacy Board.

At the same time, the judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit by Sisters of the Poor, Inc., giving them a second chance to make their case.

They showed up holding signs, that read "protect preborn all ways" and "women do regret abortion."

Daniel Cameron's declaration comes as abortion once again takes center stage in the fall election season.