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Published: 12/21/09 - 4:35pm Written by Dick Pryor

legalOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma County judge has scheduled a Feb. 19 hearing on a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a new abortion law.

District Judge Daniel Owens on Friday extended a temporary restraining order that blocks enforcement of the measure, which would, among other things, require doctors to report personal information about women who seek abortions and for the information to be posted on a public Web site. The measure was set to go into effect Nov. 1.

In the lawsuit, the Center for Reproductive Rights argues that House Bill 1595 violates the single-subject rule of the Oklahoma constitution. The group successfully challenged another Oklahoma abortion law last year on the same grounds. Supporters of the bill have said the measure only deals with the subject of abortion.