The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Wednesday over a North Carolina law that affects women seeking abortions.

A 4th Circuit ruling either way could open the door for the country's highest court to reconsider the topic.

The North Carolina “Women's Right To Know Act” dates back to 2011.

One provision of the law would require health care workers to show pregnant women ultrasound images and describe them in detail just hours before providing abortions.

U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles ruled in January that the provision was overly broad and ideological.

Eagles described the law as an attempt to force providers to advocate in favor of childbirth and against abortion.

N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper's office filed an appeal in May with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, They argued that Eagles got it wrong, and compared the requirement to other mandatory disclosures by health care workers.

The McClatchy Tribune reports that the American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations who challenged the 2011 N.C. law as a First Amendment violation plan to voice their concerns again in Richmond.

The U.S, Supreme Court has refused to address similar cases in Texas and Oklahoma.

 

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