Court strikes down Oklahoma abortion law

Published December 13, 2016 7:36pm ET



Oklahoma’s state Supreme Court unanimously struck down a state law requiring abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges.

The court said Tuesday that the law creates an undue burden on a woman’s access to abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court six months ago struck down a similar Texas law that required abortion clinics to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers.

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