A federal judge has blocked the state of Missouri from revoking Planned Parenthood’s license to perform abortions at a clinic in Columbia, saying the state took “unprecedented hasty actions” against the clinic as a result of pressure from anti-choice lawmakers. But the clinic still cannot perform abortions until it finds a provider who can comply with a state law requiring staffers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The clinic’s physician did have admitting privileges, but in September, under pressure from anti-choice lawmakers, a panel at the University of Missouri Health Care system voted to discontinue them. For now, Missouri, with a population of more than 6 million people, has only one clinic able to provide abortions.
U.S. Judge Blocks Missouri from Revoking Planned Parenthood Clinic’s License
HeadlineDec 29, 2015