(CNN) A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas order that would have limited abortion access in light of the coronavirus outbreak -- another instance of the courts siding with abortion rights advocates over state officials calling to preserve medical resources.

The abortion rights advocates "are likely to prevail on their argument that the Challenged Provisions unconstitutionally restrict pre-viability abortions and, therefore, are facially unconstitutional," federal judge Kristine Baker wrote on Tuesday.

Arkansas abortion providers and the American Civil Liberties Union filed the challenge on Monday over an Arkansas Department of Health order dictating that procedures "that can be safely postponed shall be rescheduled to an appropriate future date" except for instances to prevent the death, permanent physical damage or disease advancement of a patient.

Baker pointed to the limits of medication abortion, a nonsurgical procedure that typically involves taking two pills and is effective until about 10 weeks into a pregnancy, in assessing the state's order.

"The Challenged Provisions prohibit virtually all pre-viability abortions after 10 weeks (from the last menstrual period) and prohibit virtually all pre-viability abortions for patients for whom medication abortion is contraindicated," she added.

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