SWMO Planned Parenthood clinics will offer abortions

Posted online April 21, 2017 | 11:43 am

Following a federal judge's decision on Wednesday, Planned Parenthood says its clinics in Springfield and Joplin will now perform medicine-induced abortions.

U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs blocked abortion-restricting rules in Missouri, saying he's bound by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Jesse Lawder, vice president of communications for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, said a doctor has been picked for the southwest Missouri clinics but final steps remain.

Read more from KY3.

[[In-content Ad]]

Torgerson Design Partners HQ planned at site of collapsed building

Comments

No comments on this story |

Please log in to add your comment

Editors' Pick

From the Ground Up: Willard Central Elementary School safe room and additions

A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.

Most Read