Abortion Curbs Voided as U.S. Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina

Rejecting the state’s appeal, the justices left intact a federal appeals court ruling that said the measure violated doctors’ speech rights.

A pedestrian walks past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to revive a North Carolina law that would have allowed abortions only after the doctor first showed the woman an ultrasound and described the fetus in detail.

Rejecting the state’s appeal, the justices left intact a federal appeals court ruling that said the measure violated doctors’ speech rights. Justice Antonin Scalia dissented without giving a reason.