A federal judge has ruled that some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful.

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A federal judge has struck down parts of a North Carolina law restricting patients' access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which has become the subject of legal battles nationwide.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that some of North Carolina’s restrictions on the distribution of abortion pills contradicted federal law. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles blocked the state’s requirement that doctors provide and prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone in person, followed by a subsequent appointment.

With a six-week ban on abortions taking effect today, abortion providers in other states say they’re already bearing the burden of that demand.

The North Carolina's Woman's Right to Know Act of 2011 made informed consent and a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for abortion required by law. The law's name comes from the idea that it would allow women to make an informed choice on abortion.

A judge ruled Tuesday that some of North Carolina’s restrictions on the distribution of abortion pills are unlawful, citing arguments over the drug mifepristone that bypassed federal regulators. In her order,

In a partial victory for plaintiffs, a federal judge struck down NC laws requiring only physicians to prescribe and provide mifepristone, and that it be prescribed and administered in-person.