Today, a federal judge is expected to rule on whether providers must begin complying with a Nebraska law (LB 594) that would require women seeking abortions to undergo extensive physical and mental health screenings, the Omaha World-Herald reports. The law -- scheduled to take effect Thursday -- is being challenged by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which argues that the requirements are impossible to meet. The group is asking U.S. District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to issue an order to stop the law from taking effect (Stoddard, Omaha World-Herald, 7/13)... 
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