I came across this good news just now and didn't see it diaried (as of now). I posted it in night owls thread but thought it deserved a diary.
BBC
A federal judge in Texas has ruled key parts of a new state law which requires women seeking an abortion to undergo a sonogram are unconstitutional.
Judge Sam Sparks upheld the requirement of the law, due to take effect on Thursday, that sonograms be performed.
But he struck down provisions requiring doctors to describe the ultrasound foetus images to patients and that women should hear those descriptions.
He said this would violate free speech rights of both doctors and patients.
The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights had sued to block the legislation, which was signed in May by Republican Governor Rick Perry, now a White House contender.
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Nancy Northup, head of the Center for Reproductive Rights, told the Associated Press the ruling was a "huge victory for women in Texas and a clear signal to the state legislature that it went too far when it passed this law".
Doctors found breaking the law would face a $10,000 (£6,000) fine and an automatic loss of their medical licences.
Kudos to the sensible Judge Sam Sparks.