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Civil liberties group challenges Alabama abortion restrictions
Source: Reuters
World | Thu Jun 2, 2016 6:30pm EDT
Civil liberties group challenges Alabama abortion restrictions
BY KAREN BROOKS
The American Civil Liberties Union challenged in federal court in Alabama on Thursday new state abortion restrictions that limit the proximity of clinics to public schools and ban a procedure used to terminate pregnancies in the second trimester.
The measures could force the closure of two clinics in Huntsville and Tuscaloosa, which perform more than half the abortions in the state, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama.
The restrictions come amid a wave of laws being adopted by states as conservatives seek to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
"It's long past time for our elected officials to stop interfering with a woman's personal decisions and to start dealing with the very real problems in our state," Susan Watson, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, said in a statement.
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Civil liberties group challenges Alabama abortion restrictions
BY KAREN BROOKS
The American Civil Liberties Union challenged in federal court in Alabama on Thursday new state abortion restrictions that limit the proximity of clinics to public schools and ban a procedure used to terminate pregnancies in the second trimester.
The measures could force the closure of two clinics in Huntsville and Tuscaloosa, which perform more than half the abortions in the state, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama.
The restrictions come amid a wave of laws being adopted by states as conservatives seek to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
"It's long past time for our elected officials to stop interfering with a woman's personal decisions and to start dealing with the very real problems in our state," Susan Watson, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-abortion-idUSKCN0YO2W2