Physicians Concerned Indiana’s Fetal-Defect Abortion Ban Could Imperil Their Patients’ Lives
Last week, Gov. Mike Pence signed the bill, under which doctors could face a wrongful-death lawsuit if they grant an abortion to a woman after she's heard about a health complication with the fetus. They say the legislation could lead to patients withholding information from their health care providers. In other news from the states, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a law that blocks funding to clinics for preventive services if they also provide abortion, and a federal judge strikes down Alabama's admitting privileges law.
The Washington Post:
Doctors Are Worried About How Indiana’s Abortion Law Will Affect Their Patients
One day after Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) signed a controversial bill blocking women from seeking abortions based on medical diagnoses, doctors grappled with how the measure might affect their patients. ... Brownsyne Tucker-Edmonds, an Indianapolis gynecologist, said in a statement Friday that the law could dissuade physicians from performing a legal medical procedure and, by doing so, imperil their patients’ health. ... The mandate carries a host of requirements that are among the country’s strictest prohibiting abortion in the event of fetal anomaly or because of the sex or race of the fetus. (Paquette, 3/25)
The New York Times:
Florida Governor Signs Law To Cut Funding For Abortion Clinics
Gov. Rick Scott of Florida signed a law on Friday that cut state funding to clinics that perform abortions. State funding of abortion was already prohibited in Florida, but the law signed by the Republican governor also cut off funding for preventive services at clinics that also provide abortions. (Stack, 3/25)
Reuters:
Florida Governor Signs Law Ending Funding To Clinics Providing Abortions
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a law that cuts off state funding for preventive health services to clinics providing abortion and imposes abortion restrictions already being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court. Florida is among many states adopting new abortion laws as conservatives seek to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. (Cotterell, 3/25)
Reuters:
Federal Judge Blocks Section Of Alabama Abortion Law
A federal judge on Friday struck down an Alabama law that required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. The ruling comes amid a wave of new abortion laws in states where conservatives are aiming to chip away at the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson in Alabama issued the 53-page ruling, saying the provision in the state's so-called Women's Health and Safety Act would effectively close the only abortion clinics in Alabama's three largest cities: Montgomery, Mobile and Birmingham. (Skinner, 3/25)
