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Ala. Abortion Foes Seek Tighter Rules for Doctors
Source: Associated Press
Ala. Abortion Foes Seek Tighter Rules for Doctors
MONTGOMERY, Ala. October 24, 2013 (AP)
By JAY REEVES Associated Press
State health officials looking to tighten rules for doctors performing abortions in Alabama should impose even stricter regulations than ones now being considered, abortion opponents told the agency Thursday.
While an abortion rights supporter spoke against the proposed rule, others attending a public hearing at the Alabama Department of Public Health said strict regulations are needed to govern the medical procedure for the safety of women.
Current state rules define an abortion clinic as any facility that performs 30 or more abortions during any two months in a year. The designation is important because clinics must follow tighter rules than physician offices.
The new rule, proposed after the state's attempt to shut down what regulators said was an illegal abortion clinic in Birmingham, would define a clinic as any doctor's office that performs 10 or more abortions in any month or 100 or more during a year.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. October 24, 2013 (AP)
By JAY REEVES Associated Press
State health officials looking to tighten rules for doctors performing abortions in Alabama should impose even stricter regulations than ones now being considered, abortion opponents told the agency Thursday.
While an abortion rights supporter spoke against the proposed rule, others attending a public hearing at the Alabama Department of Public Health said strict regulations are needed to govern the medical procedure for the safety of women.
Current state rules define an abortion clinic as any facility that performs 30 or more abortions during any two months in a year. The designation is important because clinics must follow tighter rules than physician offices.
The new rule, proposed after the state's attempt to shut down what regulators said was an illegal abortion clinic in Birmingham, would define a clinic as any doctor's office that performs 10 or more abortions in any month or 100 or more during a year.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ala-abortion-foes-seek-tighter-rules-doctors-20670177
