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Judge Terminates Ultrasound Abortion Law

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(AP) – An Oklahoma judge overturned a state law yesterday that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor's description of the fetus. Oklahoma County District Judge Vicki Robertson said the law violated constitutional requirements that legislative measures deal only with one subject. She did not rule on the validity of the ultrasound provisions.

An assistant AG said she'll meet with state officials to discuss whether to appeal. The law was passed in 2008, but legal action has prevented it from going into effect. Nova Health Systems, the parent group of Reproductive Services in Tulsa, filed a lawsuit in October, arguing that the law was unconstitutionally vague and it was not clear what the doctor should tell women undergoing the ultrasound.

Zaditza Silveira is reflected in an ultrasound machine as she takes images of pregnant mothers at the Birthing Center of South Florida on October 12, 2006.
Zaditza Silveira is reflected in an ultrasound machine as she takes images of pregnant mothers at the Birthing Center of South Florida on October 12, 2006.   (Getty Images)
An undated photo of a simulated ultrasound probe.
An undated photo of a simulated ultrasound probe.   (AP Photo/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, HO)
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DJM420
Aug 19, 09 8:30 AM CDT
so this is activism, right konservatives? since you don't like the outcome...even tho the letter of the law is what was ruled on...i suppose that's all we'll hear now....damn activist! always ruling on the law! unless we like the ruling, then its not activism! Reply
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Alan_Harrington
Aug 19, 09 8:41 AM CDT
"a doctor's description of the fetus." why would a woman need that? and for it to be required by law? that is ridiculous. I'm sure it was a hard enough decision in the first place without some Dr. telling you what it looks like. that should be the womans choice if she wants to see/hear about what is going on in there. Reply
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Citrixguy
Aug 19, 09 8:42 AM CDT
Maybe so she knows just what she is killing
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Toon
Aug 19, 09 9:27 AM CDT
How does piling costs onto an abortion aid a woman struggling to feed the kids she already have? Half of all women choosing abortion already have children. It's not that they don't know that a fetus will grow into a baby but rather that they know the physical costs of carrying a child and the fiscal costs of raising one.
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atomick
Aug 19, 09 10:58 AM CDT
Unless you have a uterus, keep your opinions on abortion to yourself.
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