8th Circuit reverses Judge Schreier's order striking down SD's abortion laws

The AP has a report headlined "Appeals court orders more proceedings in abortion laws challenge." Excerpt:

U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier of Rapid City in 2002 struck down laws that generally make it a crime to perform abortions outside a hospital after 12 weeks of pregnancy. The judge ruled that the requirement was unconstitutional because it imposed an undue burden on a woman's right to choose an abortion.

But a three judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis reversed Schreier's decision, saying the judge must hold further proceedings to determine if the South Dakota laws are unconstitutional.

Howard Bashman has a link to the 8th Circuit opinion.