hospital, especially if you re an abortion provider. a few hospitals in mississippi would not even allow the doctors from the state s only clinic to apply for admitting privileges. hospitals that did agree to accept the applications cited their policies in denying application to those doctors. the one that is fighting this track law in court, but so far it has not gotten the kind of ruling it will need if it s going to stay open. if a federal judge does not intervene soon, the state senate in mississippi will shut down the last clinic. the state could revoke the clinic s license as soon as next month. and wouldn t you know it, just as the admitting privileges trap law looks like it might be working to simply make abortion not available in that state, republicans in another state with just one abortion clinic left are pushing the same thing. a trap law with the exact same
would not even allow the doctors from the state s only clinic to apply for admitting privileges. hospitals that did agree to accept the applications cited their policies in denying application to those doctors. the one that is fighting this track law in court, but so far it has not gotten the kind of ruling it will need if it s going to stay open. if a federal judge does not intervene soon, the state senate in mississippi will shut down the last clinic. the state could revoke the clinic s license as soon as next month. and wouldn t you know it, just as the admitting privileges trap law looks like it might be working to simply make abortion not available in that state, republicans in another state with just one abortion clinic left are pushing the same thing. a trap law with the exact same mechanism. and as in mississippi, absent intervention from the courts, the state of north dakota will likely shut down its only abortion providing clinic if this law takes its course. that mississippi
already has a relationship with a doctor who has hospital admitting privileges. but now says the legislature s anti-abortion republican majority, now that will no longer be enough. now the specific doctor who provides the abortion has to be the doctor who has admitting privileges locally. one democratic opposed to the new trap law pointed out that as we just saw happen in mississippi, many hospitals would likely refuse to grant admitting privileges to doctors who do abortions based on the fact that they do abortions. that mississippi democrat excuse me, that alabama democrat proposed an amendment to prohibit hospitals from denying abortion doctors admitting privileges based solely on the fact that they do abortions. that amendment was voted down 29-64. the sponsor of that amendment telling the local paper, quote, i think republicans vote on this amendment showed the real intent of the bill. in other words, if alabama republicans really thought it was important for specific doctors w
a trap law with the exact same mechanism. and as in mississippi, absent intervention from the courts, the state of north dakota will likely shut down its only abortion providing clinic if this law takes its course. that mississippi-style trap law has already passed the north dakota senate. it is seen as likely to pass the north dakota house and to be signed into law by north dakota s republican governor. and that is not the end of the movement to regulate abortion clinics out of existence in america. this week a new trap law measure passed through the republican-controlled house in alabama. it s now headed to the alabama senate. the new rules targeting abortion clinics in the state come with a bunch of new building codes that would force most clinics to do extensive renovations that they may not be able to afford. and doctors who perform abortions would suddenly be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. now abortion clinics in alabama are already required to at leas
signed into law by north dakota s republican governor. and that is not the end of the movement to regulate abortion clinics out of existence in america. this week a new trap law measure passed through the republican-controlled house in alabama. it s now headed to the alabama senate. the new rules targeting abortion clinics in the state come with a bunch of new building codes that would force most clinics to do extensive renovations that they may not be able to afford. and doctors who perform abortions would suddenly be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. now abortion clinics in alabama are already required to at least contract with a doctor who has admitting privileges. so each clinic in the state already has a relationship with a doctor who has hospital admitting privileges. but now says the legislature s anti-abortion republican majority, now that will no longer be enough. now the specific doctor who provides the abortion has to be the doctor who has admitting