State Court Strikes Down Oklahoma Abortion Law Requiring Ultrasound

Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki L. Robertson has struck down that state’s 2008 law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and offer women detailed information about the tests before performing abortions. The law was challenged as an effort to harass and deter women from obtaining abortions.

The law required the doctors to describe the image in detail, including organs and extremities, even over the objections of the woman.

An appeal is expected.

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