Missouri's only abortion clinic could be closed by the end of the week because the state is threatening to not renew its license, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday
Planned Parenthood officials said in a teleconference that the current license for the St. Louis facility expires Friday. If not renewed, the organization said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
Phone and email messages left for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Gov. Mike Parson's office haven't been returned. Wen said a lawsuit has been filed to try and keep the St. Louis clinic open. If it closes, the nearest clinics performing abortions are in a Kansas suburb of Kansas City and in Granite City, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.
Missouri's bill also includes an outright ban on abortions except in cases of medical emergencies, but that would kick in only if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Missouri Right to Life called it"the strongest pro-life bill in Missouri history." A total of 3,903 abortions occurred in Missouri in 2017, the last full year for which the state Department of Health and Senior Services has statistics online. Of those, 1,673 occurred at under nine weeks and 119 occurred at 20 weeks or later in a pregnancy.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Topshop is closing all US storesIn another sign of traditional retailers' struggles, Topshop plans to close all 11 of its US stores as its parent company seeks to restructure after filing for bankruptcy protection
Weiterlesen »
Missouri Could Lose Its Final Abortion Clinic This Week. Planned Parenthood Is Suing.'This is not a drill. This is not a warning. This is a real public health crisis.'
Weiterlesen »
Missouri's last abortion clinic could go dark this week. But doctors say they'll continue providing abortion care.“This is not a drill. This is not a warning. This is a public health crisis,” the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said.
Weiterlesen »
Planned Parenthood and ACLU sue over Alabama's 'extreme abortion ban'Alabama has pushed abortion care further 'out of reach for years with medically unnecessary and politically-motivated restrictions' and this ban shows how far they will go, an ACLU lawyer said.
Weiterlesen »
ACLU and Planned Parenthood sue to bar Alabama abortion law from taking effectThe law, signed last week by Gov. Kay Ivey, makes providing an abortion at any stage during a pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison.
Weiterlesen »
ACLU, Planned Parenthood sue over 'blatantly unconstitutional' Alabama abortion banThe Alabama law, which will take effect in November unless blocked by a judge, would make it a felony for anyone to perform an abortion at any stage of pregnancy unless the women's life is in danger or the fetus has a lethal anomaly. It makes no exceptions for rape and incest.
Weiterlesen »
ACLU, Planned Parenthood sue over Alabama abortion banThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit...
Weiterlesen »
ACLU, Planned Parenthood bring lawsuit against Alabama abortion lawThe American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Friday against Alabama's abortion law, the latest in legal challenges to state legislation that place restrictions on abortions.
Weiterlesen »
Planned Parenthood and ACLU sue to block Alabama abortion banA federal lawsuit filed asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure.
Weiterlesen »