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TexasTowelie

(111,304 posts)
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 10:40 PM Aug 2014

Federal judge blocks enforcement of new Louisiana abortion law

Source: AP

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Louisiana’s restrictive new abortion law. But lawyers disagree about whether his order covers doctors at all five of the state’s clinics or only two doctors and three clinics.

District Judge John deGravelles says the law can still take effect Monday. But he says officials cannot penalize the doctors and clinics that sued for breaking it until after a hearing on a broader pretrial order.

The law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges to a nearby hospital. A lawsuit claims that likely would close all five abortion clinics.

DeGravelles says the doctors’ risk of fines and losing licenses outweighs any injury to the state from keeping the status quo. He noted the state health secretary says she won’t prosecute doctors while their hospital applications are still undecided

Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20140831-breaking-federal-judge-blocks-enforcement-of-new-louisiana-abortion-law.ece

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Federal judge blocks enforcement of new Louisiana abortion law (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2014 OP
I just wonder how long the anti abortion bunch will remain a slave to the GOP Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #1
There not. But, boy does it keep the money and votes flowing. Lochloosa Aug 2014 #2
The GOP only cares about kids when they reach military age. AngryDem001 Aug 2014 #3
Original link alp227 Aug 2014 #4
Thank you for providing the link. TexasTowelie Aug 2014 #5
Louisiana Judge Partially Blocks State's New Restrictive Abortion Law Judi Lynn Sep 2014 #6

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. I just wonder how long the anti abortion bunch will remain a slave to the GOP
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 10:51 PM
Aug 2014

On this issue. The GOP doesn't give a damn about making sure the children when they are born, don't worry if the child has proper nutrition, education or shelter. Doesn't make me think they are really against abortions.

AngryDem001

(684 posts)
3. The GOP only cares about kids when they reach military age.
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 11:08 PM
Aug 2014

To quote George Carlin: "Conservatives want live babies so they can raise em' to be dead soldiers."

TexasTowelie

(111,304 posts)
5. Thank you for providing the link.
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 11:22 PM
Aug 2014

Hopefully some additional details will be supplied as they update the story.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
6. Louisiana Judge Partially Blocks State's New Restrictive Abortion Law
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 11:29 PM
Sep 2014

Published on Monday, September 01, 2014
by Common Dreams
Louisiana Judge Partially Blocks State's New Restrictive Abortion Law

Set to take effect on Monday, the law could have forced abortion clinics to close throughout the state

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer

A Louisiana judge on Sunday partially blocked the state’s restrictive new abortion law, set to take effect on Monday, which would require doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles.

Four doctors challenged the law on the grounds that they were not given enough time to acquire those privileges. They said the law would have forced all five of Louisiana’s abortion clinics to close down. One of the plaintiffs had admitting privileges within 30 miles of his office, but said that he feared for his safety if he were to become the only abortion provider in the state.

Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said the ruling protected Louisiana women “from an underhanded law that seeks to strip them of their health and rights.”

In his temporary decision, Judge John de Gravelles ruled that the four doctors would not be subject to penalties or sanctions while they were in the process of seeking admitting privileges. Their risk of being prosecuted and losing their licenses outweighs any injury to the state, de Gravelles said.

In a press release, CRR described admitting privileges requirements as “designed by anti-choice politicians to devastate women’s access to abortion services.”

More:
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/09/01/louisiana-judge-partially-blocks-states-new-restrictive-abortion-law

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