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Planned Parenthood Abandons Poor Texas Women Over Its Dedication to Abortion

Remember when several states sought to defund Planned Parenthood because they didn't want public money to go to an abortion provider? Oh, the screaming! These laws were so uncompassionate, PP's defenders screamed, denying poor women basic health care!

Yet, when Texas law required that abortionists have admitting privileges within 30 miles of an abortion clinic-which would not in any way prevent the clinics from providing poor women "basic health care"- 12 Planned Parenthood clinics closed. Ref. Source 4

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Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Closes in Texas as Real Women's Clinic Takes Over

A Planned Parenthood abortion business is closing up shop in Lubbock, Texas as a women's clinic that actually offers women legitimate health care is taking over. Ref. Source 5

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Planned Parenthood Tries to Stop Texas Law Closing Abortion Clinics

This morning, a three-judge panel in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard arguments in Planned Parenthood v. Abbott, the case over the constitutionality of Texas" most recent Pro-Life law, HB2. During the lively hearing that examined the existence of any undue burden, all three justices staunchly sought to review and analyze the law that raises standards on abortionists and the administration of the drugs used in chemical abortions.

The panelists were former Chief Justice Edith Jones, Justices Jennifer Elrod, and Catharina Haynes. Justice Elrod and Justice Haynes served on the three-judge panel that temporarily green-lighted the law to take effect in October, reversing the injunction issued by Judge Lee Yeakel. Ref. Source 5

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Houston Clinic Loses License for Doing 268 Illegal Abortions Breaking Pro-Life Law

A Houston abortion clinic has lost its license after state officials yanked it following an investigation. The abortion facility in question violated a state law requiring abortion practitioners to have admitting privileges to admit women quickly to a local hospital when they are injured in botched abortions.

As Texas Right to Life informed LifeNews today: Yesterday, the Texas Medical Board temporarily suspended the license of abortionist Theodore Herring for violating new Pro-Life law House Bill 2. Ref. Source 5

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Texas May Suspend Licenses of More Abortionists Breaking New State Law

On Thursday, the medical license of abortionist Theodore Herring was suspended after the Texas Medical Board discovered that Herring had been brazenly committing abortions despite non-compliance with Texas law. Ref. Source 3

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Texas Pro-Life Law Successfully Closes Three More Abortion Clinics

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the last two abortion clinics outside of big Texas cities will close Thursday because they can't meet the restrictions placed on facilities under the state's new abortion law.

Whole Woman's Health in Beaumont and McAllen will close after providing abortions in the areas for a decade. Amy Hagstrom Miller, president of Whole Woman's Health, which operated five abortion clinics before the law went into effect, said the provision requiring physicians to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic was proving the most problematic. Ref. Source 9

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El Paso, Texas Abortion Clinic Will Close in August Thanks to Pro-Life Law

Yet another Texas abortion clinic appears set to close, thanks to a pro-life law the Texas legislature approved putting health and safety requirements in place that legitimate medical centers can meet but substandard abortion clinics cannot. Ref. Source 2

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Appeals Court Upholds Texas Pro-Life Law Wendy Davis Opposed That Closed Abortion Clinics

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a ruling upholding the Texas law Wendy Davis opposed that was responsible for closing abortion clinics in the Lone Star State.

In November, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia issued an opinion indicating the Supreme Court would not yet get involved in a case that has abortion facilities there appealing a law that has closed numerous abortion clinics that can't protect women's health. Ref. Source 7