The Louisiana health department says it will follow a federal judge's order and refrain from immediately penalizing doctors who are trying to comply with a new abortion law.
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a temporary restraining order late Sunday, blocking enforcement of a new law that took effect yesterday.
The law requires doctors at all five abortion clinics in Louisiana to obtain privileges to admit patients to a local hospital.
The state Department of Health and Hospitals says it won't take action against any provider who shows he or she has applied for admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic.
It was not immediately clear whether doctors from all five clinics have applied for hospital privileges.