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Oklahoma judge upholds ban on common abortion procedure after challenge to 2015 law
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma County judge on Friday let stand a law prohibiting a common second-trimester abortion procedure.
Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong’s ruling upheld House Bill 1721, dubbed the “Oklahoma Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act.”
She issued her decision from the bench.
The measure bans dilation and evacuation. Under the procedure, suction is used inside the uterus, followed by the use of forceps to remove uterine contents and then more suction until the uterus is emptied.
Read more: https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/oklahoma-judge-upholds-ban-on-common-abortion-procedure-after-challenge/article_c6c1a571-5e72-58a2-b180-22507bfd0251.html