Oklahoma judge upholds 72-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions
By Kate Smith CBS News December 12, 2018, 5:04 PM
A judge in Oklahoma on Tuesday upheld a law that requires a 72-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, the latest in a wave of state-level legislation that restricts access to abortion. Prior to the ruling, Oklahoma already had among the most restrictive laws for abortion access.
The nearly 70,000-square-mile state has only four abortion clinics, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization focused on reproductive health. By comparison, there are 50 in Washington, a similarly sized state.
Women seeking an abortion in Oklahoma must undergo counseling with "information designed to discourage her from having an abortion," according to Guttmacher. After that, the 72-hour waiting period begins. Women under the age of 18 must also receive parental or guardian consent.
Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/abortion-in-oklahoma-judge-upholds-72-hour-waiting-period-for-women-seeking-abortions/
Just as an example, abortion in Germany (and I think other European countries have this as well):
Abortion in Germany is permitted in the first trimester upon condition of mandatory counseling, and is also permitted later in pregnancy in cases of medical necessity. In both cases, a waiting period of three days is required.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Germany
So, even the Europeans, most of them, have some restrictions on abortion. And some of those countries, Germany is one, only allow it in the first trimester, more or less, 12 weeks or so. And yet, so often, we, Americans, try the slightest restrictions and they are struck down. Pretty bloodthirsty. We can't even get a law passed to limit abortion as only up to 20 weeks. Shows how evil, imho, the Democrats and other pro-aborts are.
Still, it sounds to me, like this is only a 'state' judge upholding this so far.
