Judge favors S.C. abortion clinics COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge struck down South Carolina's 1996 abortion clinic regulations Friday, calling them an unconstitutional infringement on a woman's right to an abortion. Judge William Traxler said South Carolina's clinics have operated safely for nearly 25 years. But the state "loaded these abortion clinics down with so many unnecessary requirements that this court has no choice but to conclude that the regulation unduly burdens a woman's fundamental right to undergo an abortion," he wrote. The regulations, which applied to clinics that perform at least five abortions a month, touched on most operations, from requiring registered nurses to assist in abortions, to air-flow standards, to the width of doorways. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558344605-8d6>
