Impatient judge orders Kentucky to quit delaying on Planned Parenthood's abortion license
A federal judge has ordered the state to expedite its review of a license Planned Parenthood is seeking to provide abortions at its Louisville clinic and report back to him no later than Aug.19 with a decision.
The ruling Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Greg Stivers follows a long-running battle between the administration of Gov. Matt Bevin, an anti-abortion Republican, and Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky over the license it has been seeking since 2015.
In a hearing Tuesday, Stivers suggested he had become impatient with delays as well as the state's arguments that the Cabinet for Health and Family Services might need more time to inspect the clinic and reach a decision.
"You better move this one up to the front of the line," Stivers told Chad Meredith, a lawyer for Bevin.
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