Judge puts Oklahoma's abortion ultrasound law on hold

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OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma County District Judge Noma Gurich on Monday put a controversial ultrasound abortion law on hold.

Gurich said the plaintiffs and the state agreed to put the law on hold pending the outcome of the case.

Reproductive Services in Tulsa and Dr. Larry A. Burns, who practices in Norman, sued the state following the Legislature's override of Gov. Henry's veto of House Bill 2780.

The measure would require women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound within an hour of the procedure and have its findings explained to her. The law went into effect immediately after the override last week.

Gurich set a July 19 hearing on a motion for a temporary injunction. Plaintiffs allege the measure is unconstitutional.

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