Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Abortion Law Unconstitutional

[OregonBlue]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/oklahoma-supreme-court-rules-restrictive-abortion-law-unconstitutional


The Oklahoma Supreme Court definitively ruled Tuesday that a 2011 restrictive state abortion law is unconstitutional.

In answering questions posed by the U.S. Supreme Court, the court ruled that the law "restricts the long-respected medical discretion of physicians” and effectively bans all drug-induced abortions, according to the judge's order.

The Center for Reproductive Rights raised a legal challenge that prompted a district court to strike down the law in 2012, a decision later upheld by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. In light of Tuesday's ruling on the scope of the law, it is up to the U.S. Supreme Court whether to review the case.

On Monday, a federal judge ruled Texas' new abortion restrictions unconstitutional on the grounds that the regulations violated physicians' right to do what they think is best for patients and unreasonably restricted women's access to abortion clinics.


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[leftynyc]

1. First Texas and now Oklahoma

Looks like the supremes are going to be busy next term. In the meantime, the neanderthals will have to wage their war on women some other way.

[noiretextatique]

2. first texas, now oklahoma

two smackdowns for anti-choice zealots

[gopiscrap]

3. Excellent

[dmr]

4. Good news!

[hack89]

5. Great news. nt

[upaloopa]

6. It's always been their plan

Write drastic laws so they will be challenged in court all the way to SCOTUS.

[elleng]

7. They're getting their asses kicked by the courts,

as it should be.

What a WASTE of time and effort, the idiots are causing!

[Demo_Chris]

8. Excellent news!