Attorneys agree to block Oklahoma abortion law

03 May 2010 - 21:11 By TIM TALLEY, Sapa-AP
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The law - which applies only to Oklahoma State - requires women to get an ultrasound and hear a detailed description of the fetus before being allowed to proceed with an abortion.



The agreement was announced Monday ahead of a scheduled hearing in Oklahoma County District Court on the request for a temporary restraining order by the Centre for Reproductive Rights.



District Judge Noma Gurich said attorneys for both sides told her they would accept the order.



Gurich says she will now schedule a hearing for sometime in July on a request for a temporary injunction against the law. An injunction would extend the restraining order. She said she expected to sign the temporary restraining order later Monday.



A lawsuit was filed by the New York-based Centre for Reproductive Rights on behalf of two Oklahoma abortion providers, Nova Health Systems, operator of Reproductive Services of Tulsa, and Dr. Larry Burns, who the group said provides abortions in Norman.



The Centre for Reproductive rights has said the law is among the nation's strictest measures against abortion.





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