U.S. District Judge Jill Otake in Honolulu didn’t say when she would issue a ruling. He also disputed that the plaintiffs, including another Kauai doctor who has stepped in as lead plaintiff, have legal standing to challenge the restrictions. Hawaii law allows abortion until a fetus would be viable outside the womb. The state legalized abortion in 1970, when it became the first in the nation to allow the procedure at a woman’s request. “For better and worse, the FDA’s policy on medication abortion impacts patients in every state in the nation, including states where abortion is legally protected,” Kaye told the AP.