state health department in missouri took back its new rule that all women in missouri must get a second unnecessary pelvic exam before they re allowed to have an abortion three days in advance. they reversed course. they changed their mind. the health director in missouri, a man named randall williams, he, himself, is a doctor. he is actually an ob-gyn. oh. he is the one who decided that women had to get this second pelvic exam in the first place. on friday he talked to reporters about why he changed his mind. he said, in looking at what they re doing and the fact that they think it causes a burden for patients to do the pelvic exam twice, as a clinician who practiced for 30 years, i m sensitive to that. he s sensitive to that. it took state health director randall williams more than three weeks to develop a sensitivity to that. to doctors practically shouting themselves hoarse about how the new vaginal probe mandate might be hurting his patients.
done, we know you re making our license contingent on this as a clinic and you want to shut us down but we re not going to make our patients go through this unnecessary, uncomfortable, inhumane thing just because you say so. how will the state respond? nobody knew. on friday, something unexpected happened which is that the state basically said, well, okay then. they basically said, all right. on friday, the republican-led state health department in missouri took back its new rule that all women in missouri must get a second unnecessary pelvic exam before they re allowed to have an an abortion three days in advance. they reversed course. they changed their mind. the health director in missouri, a man named randall williams, he, himself, is a doctor. he is actually an ob-gyn. oh. he is the one who decided that women had to get this second pelvic exam in the first place. on friday he talked to reporters about why he changed his mind. he said, in looking at what they re doing and the fact
for patients to do the pelvic exam twice, as a clinician who practiced for 30 years, i m sensitive to that. he s sensitive to that. it took state health director randall williams more than three weeks to develop a sensitivity to that. to doctors practically shouting themselves hoarse about how the new vagina l, probe mandate might be hurting his patients. after three weeks after this, randall williams and the health departments they did come around. he decided to tap into his 30 years as a trained medical professional and and listen to those doctors at the clinic. planned parenthood says because of that pelvic exam rule, because it took the state thee weeks to change their mind about it, more than 100 women were forced thu that. more than 100 women forced by the state to have an internal exam they didn t need. more than 100 women had to take off their clothes, let a doocto insert an instrument inside
after three weeks after this, randall williams and the health departments they did come around. he decided to tap into his 30 years as a trained medical professional and and listen to those doctors at the clinic. planned parenthood says because of that pelvic exam rule, because it took the state three weeks to change their mind about it, more than 100 women were forced through that. more than 100 women forced by the state to have an internal exam they didn t need. more than 100 women had to take off their clothes, let a doctor insert an instrument inside their body because of a policy the state now reversed. they ve now taken it back. more than 100 women forced to undergo the vaginal exams because of what the state admits now is kind of an oops moment. we re sensitive to it now. planned parenthood is calling for the state health director of missouri, randall williams, to be fired, over what happened to those hundred-plus women on his orders, which he now says was a mistake.
their body because of a policy the state now reversed. they ve now taken it back. more than 100 women forced to undergo the vaginal exams because of what the state admits now is kind of an oops moment. we re sensitive to it now. planned parenthood is calling for the state health director of missouri, randall williams, to be fired, over what happened to those hundred-plus women on his orders, which he now says was a mistake. the state says, broadly pictured, it s all over now. if you are a woman trying to get an abortion in missouri today, you don t need to get a second medically unnecessary pelvic exam anymore before you re allowed to have your abortion. the state says they re cool with just the one now. that said, the state is still trying to end all access to legal abortion in missouri and we ve got an update on that tonight as well. stay with us. stay with us this is the ocean.