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A federal judge has blocked a portion of North Carolina's new abortion restrictions that would make new requirements of medical providers who perform ultrasounds on pregnant women.

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From The Republic:

A federal judge has blocked a portion of North Carolina's new abortion restrictions that would make new requirements of medical providers who perform ultrasounds on pregnant women.

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A federal judge today found that the Texas "sonogram law" violates the First Amendment and blocked enforcement of important provisions of the statute.  This law would have forced women seeking to terminate a pregnancy to undergo a medically unnecessary and intrusive transvaginal sonogram.

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The Texas law would require all women to get an ultrasound before obtaining an abortion.

Governor Rick Scott signed two new pieces of abortion legislation late Friday evening.

Could a miniature ultrasound machine that sends images via cellphone improve maternal health outcomes? Also, Nevada passes anti-discrimination bills and Florida passes slate of anti-abortion bills.

A van offering ultrasounds that had its parking permit pulled by the city got their spot back thank to the mayor, who overrode the council.

Two states are moving forward on plans to make ultrasounds mandatory before abortions.

A new product may eventually allow a pregnant woman to see her baby whenever she wants.  But for now it's still in the "conception" phase.

Conservatives in Michigan are at once proposing to make working-class motherhood more financially challenging while at the same time placing further restrictions on the choice of whether and when to become a mother in the first place.