NC attorney general to seek US Supreme Court review of ultrasound ruling
NC attorney general to seek US Supreme Court review of ultrasound ruling
BY ANNE BLYTHE - [email protected]
The North Carolina attorney general will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling this week that the state’s ultrasound rule is unconstitutional.
Roy Cooper, the state attorney general and a Democrat considered to be a 2016 gubernatorial candidate, has said that he personally does not support the 2011 rule requiring abortion providers to show and describe ultrasounds to women terminating their pregnancies.
Nevertheless, he plans to seek clarity from the U.S. justices on the mixed opinions from other U.S. circuit court panels on similar topics.
The courts have upheld ultrasound laws in Texas and struck them down in Oklahoma.
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