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Federal trial involving challenge to Virginia's abortion laws is under way in Richmond
Last edited Mon May 20, 2019, 11:55 AM - Edit history (1)
Trial in challenges to Virginia abortion laws starts Monday
By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch May 17, 2019
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By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch May 17, 2019
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Okay, then let's try this:
Federal trial involving challenge to Virginia's abortion laws is under way in Richmond
BY FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch 29 min ago
A federal trial involving a legal challenge to Virginia's abortion laws began in Richmond on Monday with testimony from a witness for the plaintiffs. ... The first witness, an expert in obstetrics and gynecology, began testifying shortly after 9 a.m. ... The trial is before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, and not before a jury.
On Monday, the judge noted that some 5,000 to 7,000 pages of documents have been filed in the case. Hudson said he expects to hear 10 days of testimony and that parties to the case will return on June 6 for closing arguments, with each side getting two hours. ... "I understand this case is important, but I want to wrap this up as scheduled," Hudson said.
The plaintiffs are taking aim at the physician-only rule for first-trimester abortions. Other issues to be tackled in the case include whether Virginia's second-trimester hospital requirement, informed consent requirements and criminal penalties for violations of restrictions impose an undue burden on the right to abortion under the 14th Amendment.
State licensing requirements, including first-trimester abortion facility licensing requirements, are also being challenged by the plaintiffs, who see them as onerous. ... The suit was filed last June by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, and local counsel for the ACLU of Virginia.
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BY FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch 29 min ago
A federal trial involving a legal challenge to Virginia's abortion laws began in Richmond on Monday with testimony from a witness for the plaintiffs. ... The first witness, an expert in obstetrics and gynecology, began testifying shortly after 9 a.m. ... The trial is before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, and not before a jury.
On Monday, the judge noted that some 5,000 to 7,000 pages of documents have been filed in the case. Hudson said he expects to hear 10 days of testimony and that parties to the case will return on June 6 for closing arguments, with each side getting two hours. ... "I understand this case is important, but I want to wrap this up as scheduled," Hudson said.
The plaintiffs are taking aim at the physician-only rule for first-trimester abortions. Other issues to be tackled in the case include whether Virginia's second-trimester hospital requirement, informed consent requirements and criminal penalties for violations of restrictions impose an undue burden on the right to abortion under the 14th Amendment.
State licensing requirements, including first-trimester abortion facility licensing requirements, are also being challenged by the plaintiffs, who see them as onerous. ... The suit was filed last June by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the law firm O’Melveny & Myers, and local counsel for the ACLU of Virginia.
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