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July 30, 2014

Appeals Court Strikes Down Mississippi Anti-Abortion Law, Saving Lone Clinic from Closure 
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A federal appeals court has saved Mississippi's lone abortion clinic
from closure. On Tuesday, a three-judge panel ruled 2 to 1 against a
state law that would have forced all providers at Jackson Women's Health
Organization to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital. None of
the clinic's providers have been able to obtain the necessary permits
from the hospitals because they provide elective abortions. The law
would have forced women to drive hundreds of miles out of state in order
to obtain an abortion. In its ruling, the court rejected state arguments
it can transfer its obligations under Roe v. Wade to neighboring states.

 

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