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Eugene

(61,934 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:00 AM Sep 2013

Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion restrictions

Source: Reuters

Fri Sep 27, 2013 10:47am EDT

(Reuters) - The United States' largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging part of a new Texas law restricting abortions in the state.

"We're in court today to stop a terrible situation for women in Texas from getting even worse," Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.

The lawsuit challenges a provision requiring doctors providing abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and another part that requires women to receive the so-called "abortion pill" RU-486 under the direct supervision of a doctor.

(Reporting By Greg McCune; Editing by Scott Malone)

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-usa-abortion-texas-idUSBRE98Q0RG20130927

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Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion restrictions (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2013 OP

Time to donate to PP again AllyCat Sep 2013 #1

Good for them! Faux pas Sep 2013 #2

Notice Cecile Richards' last name. jsr Sep 2013 #3

Yes, donate to PP for the long haul, but don't forget NNAF! eggplant Sep 2013 #4

AllyCat

(16,205 posts)

1. Time to donate to PP again

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:06 AM

Sep 2013

Faux pas

(14,686 posts)

2. Good for them!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:28 AM

Sep 2013

jsr

(7,712 posts)

3. Notice Cecile Richards' last name.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:40 AM

Sep 2013

eggplant

(3,912 posts)

4. Yes, donate to PP for the long haul, but don't forget NNAF!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2013, 03:04 PM

Sep 2013

http://www.fundabortionnow.org/

Winning the fight is necessary, but will (continue to) take a long time. But RIGHT NOW there are women who need help TODAY. So be sure to help them as well.

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