State law requiring hospital privileges for physicians performing abortions remains in place JEFFERSON CITY – The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri has declined to issue an injunction against state law requiring physicians performing abortions at […]
Judge denies Planned Parenthood request for injunction, medication abortions still limited in Show-Me State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood will not be allowed to provide medication-induced abortions at the Springfield or Columbia clinics housed in Missouri, as per a Monday ruling from a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips denied a request […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen vote against buffer zone bill
In their final meeting of the 2017-2018 session, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Monday voted 15-9 against a bill that would establish a buffer zone around health care facilities, including Planned Parenthood. The board perfected Board Bill 34 by […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen delay final vote on buffer zone bill for second straight week
PHOTO: Planned Parenthood protest in St. Louis, by Paul Sableman The St. Louis Board of Aldermen will have to wait at least another week to take a final vote on a bill that would create a buffer zone between protesters and […]
Buffer zone bill could get a vote on final passage at Board of Aldermen meeting
PHOTO: Planned Parenthood protest in St. Louis, by Paul Sableman For the second week in a row, the bill that would create a buffer zone between protesters and healthcare facilities, including Planned Parenthood, could get a vote for final passage by […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen to vote on passage of buffer zone bill
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen are expected to move forward Friday on a vote that would create a buffer zone around health care facilities, including Planned Parenthood. After a long debate, the board perfected Board Bill 34 by a slim […]
St. Louis Board of Aldermen perfect ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill
Protesters who picket outside any health facility in the city of St. Louis would have to do so from farther away under a bill perfected Friday by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen. By a slim vote of 15-13, the Board […]
Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue state over latest abortion law
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Planned Parenthood affiliates and the American Civil Liberties Union are filing a lawsuit over the new abortion restrictions passed during an extraordinary session. SB 5, passed by the Republican-led Missouri Legislature this past summer, would put […]
Legal victory paves the way for three abortion clinics
By Michael Layer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Four judges in the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied a request Monday afternoon that would have prevented Planned Parenthood from opening health clinics in Springfield, Joplin, and Columbia. The court’s […]
Pro-life group contests Bubble Zone laws in Chicago
By Michael Layer CHICAGO, Ill. – The pro-life movement is seeking to dismantle protections for people seeking abortions by challenging the constitutionality of Buffer and Bubble Zone Laws. These laws specify that within a determined radius of a health care […]