The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio, along with the ACLU Foundation, is suing to block a recently passed law that will ban abortions in the state on the basis of a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.

The ACLU on Thursday filed the lawsuit requesting a temporary restraining order, calling the law "unconstitutional."

“Banning a woman from having an abortion because of a fetal diagnosis is not only unconstitutional, it also does absolutely nothing to address discrimination against people with disabilities,” said Freda Levenson, legal director for the ACLU of Ohio.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) signed the bill late last year. Slated to take effect March 22, the law will prohibit doctors from performing abortions in cases where the fetus has or likely has Down syndrome.