Court allows hearings in Nevada abortion case

Published November 7, 2012 5:00am ET



RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to block a judge’s hearings into the health risks of a mentally impaired woman’s pregnancy.

The court’s unanimous ruling allowed Washoe County District Judge Egan Walker to resume the evidentiary hearings Tuesday morning in a case that has drawn the attention of national anti-abortion groups.

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