fed. judge-parts of Oh. abortion law in effect while cogitatin' if legal

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Court sets date for some provisions of abortion law to take effect

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10/3/2005, 8:10 p.m. ET
By LISA CORNWELL
The Associated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ordered that some provisions of Ohio's abortion law can take effect in one week while judges consider whether the law is constitutional.

"This is a victory for the unborn, but the fight is not over," Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said in a statement.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering a Cincinnati clinic's appeal of U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith's Sept. 8 ruling that the 1998 law setting new requirements for women and minors seeking abortions is constitutional. The appeals court on Sept. 22 put the law, which has never gone into effect, on hold while it considers the appeal.

On Monday, the court said all but one provision of the law could take effect at 5 p.m. on Oct. 10 and remain in force during the appeal...