Oklahoma judge blocks new law restricting use of abortion pills

[JURIST] An Oklahoma state court judge on Wednesday issued a temporary injunction [docket materials] against a new Oklahoma law [House Bill 1970 text, RTF] that restricts how doctors may use abortion-inducing drugs to treat patients. Judge Daniel Owens of the District Court of Oklahoma County [official website] granted the motion for a temporary injunction [text, PDF] filed earlier this month by the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice (OCRJ) [advocacy websites], which argued that placing…