Judge to block 24-hour wait on abortions

Thursday, October 9, 2003

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge said Wednesday that he will temporarily block a new Missouri law that would have required physicians to wait 24 hours after consulting women before performing abortions.

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