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Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 07:20 PM Jun 2019

Missouri's last abortion clinic can stay open -- for now

Source: cnn

A Missouri judge granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the state's last abortion clinic -- temporarily preventing the state from becoming the first in the country with no access to legal abortion.

Judge Michael Stelzer's ruling Monday allows the lone clinic -- Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region -- to keep performing abortions while a legal battle unfolds between the clinic and state health officials.

Last month, the clinic sued Gov. Michael Parson and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services over the state's refusal to renew its license.

That license was supposed to expire on May 31. But the judge issued a temporary order preventing the license from expiring until he heard arguments from both sides.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/10/us/missouri-abortion-clinic-preliminary-injunction/index.html

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Missouri's last abortion clinic can stay open -- for now (Original Post) Gothmog Jun 2019 OP
Excellent News DarthDem Jun 2019 #1
hey liberal billionaires. mo has one of the best court systems in the country. send money. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #2

DarthDem

(5,255 posts)
1. Excellent News
Mon Jun 10, 2019, 07:32 PM
Jun 2019

Missouri. So sad, what has become of that state. I very much want it to gave it turn around again. This gives me a bit of hope.

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