Oklahoma abortion law challenge ruling [10th Circuit]

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Oklahoma abortion law challenge ruling [10th Circuit]

August 28, 2006 08:31:00 pm

Nova Health Systems et al. v. W.A. Drew Edmundson, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, August 25, 2006 [refusing to grant an injunction to block a new Oklahoma law requiring parental notification at least 48 hours in advance of an abortion for a minor while Nova Health Systems challenges the law in court]. Read the full text of the ruling [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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