Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles

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Abortion rights advocates are challenging two new Oklahoma laws that would require women seeking abortions to answer questions about race and their relationships and listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. Opponents of the laws say they are invasive and are intended to make a woman's decision...

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Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles

News Source: The Boston Globe | about 1 month ago

Two new laws being challenged in the Oklahoma courts would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them through an...
Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles

News Source: Charlotte Observer Online | about 1 month ago

Abortion rights advocates are challenging two new Oklahoma laws that would require women seeking abortions to answer questions about race and their relationships and listen to a doctor talk them through an ultrasound. Opponents of the laws say they...