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Showing posts with label Abortion. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, September 3, 2007
FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS NEW ABORTION LAW
U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith on Aug. 27 issued a temporary injunction blocking Missouri from enforcing new restrictions on abortion clinics the General Assembly enacted earlier this year. Smith’s order came one day before the new law was to take effect.
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed on Aug. 20 by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri challenging the restrictions. The law requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already complies with the new standards but its Columbia and Kansas City clinics do not. The group claims the law effectively eliminates abortion access for many women by imposing unnecessary requirements on clinic operations.
The order came in response to a lawsuit filed on Aug. 20 by Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri challenging the restrictions. The law requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already complies with the new standards but its Columbia and Kansas City clinics do not. The group claims the law effectively eliminates abortion access for many women by imposing unnecessary requirements on clinic operations.
Friday, August 24, 2007
PLANNED PARENTHOOD CHALLENGES ABORTION LAW
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri filed a federal lawsuit on Aug. 20 challenging a new state law that could force two of the state’s three abortion clinics to shut down. The group is asking a federal judge to issue an injunction preventing the law from taking effect as scheduled on Aug. 28.
The law requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already complies with the new standards but its Columbia and Kansas City clinics do not. The group claims the law effectively eliminates abortion access for many women by imposing unnecessary requirements on clinic operations.
The law requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already complies with the new standards but its Columbia and Kansas City clinics do not. The group claims the law effectively eliminates abortion access for many women by imposing unnecessary requirements on clinic operations.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
GOVERNOR SIGNS TOUGHER ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
Two of Missouri’s three abortion clinics face closure or expensive upgrades under new regulations on abortion providers Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law on July 6. The law also prohibits people affiliated with abortion providers from providing sex education materials to public schools.
HB 1055 requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Officials from Planned Parenthood told The Associated Press the new standards will force it to spend $2 million to upgrade its Columbia facility. Its Kansas City office, which only provides abortions induced by medication, will likely have to cease offering the service. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already meets the new standards.
HB 1055 requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Officials from Planned Parenthood told The Associated Press the new standards will force it to spend $2 million to upgrade its Columbia facility. Its Kansas City office, which only provides abortions induced by medication, will likely have to cease offering the service. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already meets the new standards.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
GOVERNOR SIGNS TOUGHER ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
Two of Missouri’s three abortion clinics face closure or expensive upgrades under new regulations on abortion providers Gov. Matt Blunt signed into law on July 6. The law also prohibits people affiliated with abortion providers from providing sex education materials to public schools.
HB 1055 requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Officials from Planned Parenthood told The Associated Press the new standards will force it to spend $2 million to upgrade its Columbia facility. Its Kansas City office, which only provides abortions induced by medication, will likely have to cease offering the service. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already meets the new standards.
HB 1055 requires abortion providers to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Officials from Planned Parenthood told The Associated Press the new standards will force it to spend $2 million to upgrade its Columbia facility. Its Kansas City office, which only provides abortions induced by medication, will likely have to cease offering the service. Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility already meets the new standards.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
ANTI-ABORTION BILL SENT TO GOVERNOR
The Senate on May 18 forcibly shut down debate to reach a vote on legislation imposing new regulations on abortion clinics. The bill, which had already cleared the House, was sent to the governor on a 24-9 vote. The bill could result in only one of the three abortion clinics in Missouri remaining open, according to The Associated Press.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS ABORTION LAW BUT LIMITS SCOPE
The Missouri Supreme Court on May 1 unanimously upheld a 2005 state law that allows parents to sue those who “aid or assist” their underage daughters in obtaining an out-of-state abortion without their permission. In doing so, however, the court interpreted the law so narrowly as to limit much of its effect.
Missouri law has long required parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion. Neighboring Illinois does not. As a result, some Missouri girls seek abortions in Illinois clinics, a practice Missouri sought to curtail with its 2005 law.
In interpreting the law, the Supreme Court said the broad “aid or assist” language cannot be construed to allow lawsuits against people who offer a minor advice about obtaining an abortion. To hold otherwise, the court said, would violate First Amendment free speech rights. The court also said the limits of Missouri law end at its borders. As a result, workers and doctors at Illinois clinics cannot be held liable for actions that take place outside of Missouri. Both abortion rights supporters and opponents claimed victory with the ruling.
Missouri law has long required parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion. Neighboring Illinois does not. As a result, some Missouri girls seek abortions in Illinois clinics, a practice Missouri sought to curtail with its 2005 law.
In interpreting the law, the Supreme Court said the broad “aid or assist” language cannot be construed to allow lawsuits against people who offer a minor advice about obtaining an abortion. To hold otherwise, the court said, would violate First Amendment free speech rights. The court also said the limits of Missouri law end at its borders. As a result, workers and doctors at Illinois clinics cannot be held liable for actions that take place outside of Missouri. Both abortion rights supporters and opponents claimed victory with the ruling.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
HIGH COURT RULING REVIVES MISSOURI ABORTION LAW
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling upholding a federal law banning a certain type of late-term abortion procedure revives a similar Missouri law that a federal appeals court had struck down. Days after its 5-4 decision on the federal law, the high court on April 23 issued a brief order vacating the appellate ruling in the Missouri case.
The Missouri General Assembly enacted the state law in 1999 over then-Gov. Mel Carnahan’s veto. The law, which had been blocked in court ever since, bans an abortion procedure known medically as “extraction and dilation.” Abortion rights opponents call the procedure “partial birth abortion.” Doctors who violate the law are subject to felony charges.
The same day the Supreme Court issued its order on the Missouri law, the state House of Representatives gave passed a bill imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics. Abortion rights supporters say the bill could force two of the three Missouri clinics that provide abortion services to stop doing so. The bill, HB 1055, must still be approved by the Senate to become law.
The Missouri General Assembly enacted the state law in 1999 over then-Gov. Mel Carnahan’s veto. The law, which had been blocked in court ever since, bans an abortion procedure known medically as “extraction and dilation.” Abortion rights opponents call the procedure “partial birth abortion.” Doctors who violate the law are subject to felony charges.
The same day the Supreme Court issued its order on the Missouri law, the state House of Representatives gave passed a bill imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics. Abortion rights supporters say the bill could force two of the three Missouri clinics that provide abortion services to stop doing so. The bill, HB 1055, must still be approved by the Senate to become law.
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