Justices won't hear Oklahoma appeal on medical abortion

[cali]

The Supreme Court won't consider Oklahoma's appeal seeking to reinstate its law banning medical abortions, such as those performed with the drug RU-486.

The decision comes after the state's Supreme Court said the law, which would restrict the use of several abortion-inducing drugs to their labels, effectively bans all medical abortions.

That apparently was enough for the justices to leave alone the lower court decision striking down the law. But similar controversies in other states, including neighboring Texas, make it possible another case will reach the high court eventually.

A federal appeals court ruled last week that part of a Texas anti-abortion law banning the medical abortions could take effect even while it's being challenged. That stops doctors there from prescribing medical abortions in the first seven weeks of pregnancy.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/04/supreme-court-oklahoma-texas-medical-abortion/3431483/

[chimpymustgo]

1. Early morning kick. We've got to keep this issue alive.

[idwiyo]

2. k&r No words. This is total insanity.

[avebury]

3. And the Oklahoma State Legislature strikes out

again. I really think that their motto is - "If is doesn't waste taxpayer money, it is not worth doing."

Passing unconstitutional laws is their specialty.

[ancianita]

4. The judges need to keep refusing these cases down to the lowest levels.

[malokvale77]

5. I live in Texas...

and believe me, I am outraged. My daughter is outraged. My grand-daughter is outraged.

We never miss an election. But we have been gerrymandered out of any meaningful representation. In the last three election cycles, I've been in three different precincts and districts. In the local elections, there has rarely been a Democratic candidate to vote for.

We could use some help here. The Democratic Party has ignored Texas for far too long. Right here on DU, there have been calls to "burn" us down. FFS.

We are swimming upstream and we are about to drown.

[RussBLib]

6. I'm hoping that Wendy Davis can help turn this around

...who better than a woman to advocate for women's rights? She needs to put this topic right up there with any other.

I'm in the same boat as you. Was in Sheila Jackson-Lee's district five or so years ago, then got switched to Culberson (R) and now Poe (R) "the other Ted." I'm in the middle of an email war with Poe. The mendacity this guy exhibits would be shameful if R's could actually feel any shame.

[malokvale77]

8. She can't do it alone.

We need dozens more with her fearlessness.

The republicans here are so repulsive, it makes my skin crawl.

[niyad]

7. k and r

it seems like posts on abortion and rape make people uncomfortable. posts on all sorts of subjects get hundreds of responses, thousands of views, but not these. a very sad commentary indeed.