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Federal judge blocks Mississippi from closing down state’s only abortion clinic
A federal judge in Mississippi on Monday temporarily prevented the state’s only abortion clinic from being closed down. “Today’s ruling provides the state’s only abortion clinic and its doctors with critical protection to continue providing the safe and legal reproductive health care to which Mississippi women are constitutionally entitled,” said…
Alabama governor signs bill that may close state’s few remaining abortion clinics
Alabama on Tuesday became the latest state to tightly regulate facilities where abortions are performed, placing onerous new requirements on doctors that could force the state’s five remaining abortion clinics to shut down. “As a physician, and as a governor, I am proud to sign this legislation,” Governor Robert Bentley…
Tiller’s former abortion clinic beefs up security in preparations for reopening
The head of a new Kansas women’s health clinic said the facility is improving security measures leading up to its reopening. “We take security very seriously,” South Wind Women’s Center director Julie Burkhart told KWCH-TV on Sunday. “There have been moments when I’ve been scared, that’s for sure.” South Wind,…
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic faces closure in six weeks due to new state law
Jackson clinic told it could be shut down in six weeks because it has failed to comply with controversial state legislation Mississippi’s only remaining abortion clinic, which won an eleventh-hour temporary reprieve from closure last summer, has been told it could be shut down in six weeks after it was…
Miss. gov. targets last abortion clinic: ‘My goal of course is to shut it down’
Republican Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says that there is one abortion clinic in the state and “of course” his goal is to “shut it down.” A federal judge last year delayed enforcement of a law that abortion-rights advocates say is designed to be so restrictive that it effectively abolishes abortion…
Virginia health commissioner resigns over controversial abortion clinic rules
Virginia’s State Health Commissioner, Dr. Karen Remley, resigned from her position on Thursday, saying that new regulations for abortion clinics compromised her ability to fulfill her duties. “Today’s message is very hard to write, as I am sharing with you a difficult and important decision I have made,” she said…
First abortion clinic to open in Ireland next week
Northern Ireland’s first abortion clinic to open (via AFP) The first abortion clinic in Northern Ireland will open next week amid fears it will attract protests along the lines of violent opposition to similar facilities in some US states. The privately-run clinic in Belfast will be run by the Marie…
Judge saves Mississippi’s only abortion clinic …for now
Judge saves Mississippi’s only abortion clinic … for now A federal judge on Friday allowed Mississippi’s only remaining abortion clinic to stay open by giving it time to adjust to a new state law that beefs up professional requirements for the Jackson facility’s staff. But so far, the clinic has…
Mississippi’s only abortion clinic being forced to stop accepting patients
Update: The Guardian is now reporting that the last-minute reprieve has been granted, with a federal judge issuing a preliminary injunction blocking the law, at least until a hearing scheduled for July 11. Barring a last minute legal reprieve, Mississippi’s only abortion clinic will be forced to turn away patients…
Newly-Passed Abortion Clinic Bill Puts Mississippi’s Sole Abortion Provider in Danger
Women in Mississippi may not have access to any in-state abortion clinics once Governor Phil Bryant signs into law HB 1390. The bill requires that all physicians who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and be board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. While this seems like a…
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