Oklahoma high court strikes down state abortion laws

[JURIST] The Oklahoma Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday struck down two state laws, HB 2780 and HB 1970 [opinions], limiting abortion rights for physicians and patients for unconstitutionality. The first law [HB 2780 text] mandated that physicians must require that any patient seeking an abortion undergo an ultra-sound, whereby the image of the fetus was to be described and placed in direct view of the patient. The law was first challenged in federal court in 2010 in Nova Health...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2012/12/oklahoma-high-court-strikes-down-state-abortion-laws.php

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