Government
Lawsuit filed seeking injunction against new Missouri abortion law
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 17, 2005
Two Planned Parenthood affiliates filed a lawsuit last month seeking an injunction against a new Missouri law that would create civil liability for people who help minors get an abortion without parental consent.
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri and Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region argued the law should not be enforced because it would discourage teens from seeking help from trusted adults other than their parents and it would leave a critical access-to-care gap in the state.
The law requires physicians who are performing abortions to have privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of where the procedure is performed.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/10/17/gvbf1017.htm.