Alabama governor signs bill strengthening restrictions on abortion clinics

[JURIST] Alabama Governor Robert Bentley [official website] on Tuesday signed [press release] the Women's Health and Safety Act [text, PDF], which imposes increases safety requirements on abortion clinics and practitioners within the state. The Act requires clinics that provide abortions to meet the same standards as ambulatory care centers, requires doctors who provide abortions to have admitting privileges at local hospitals, and includes strong enforcement against doctors or clinics that do not comply. Alabama's Congress passed the legislation last week,...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/04/alabama-governor-signs-bill-strengthening-restrictions-on-abortion-clinics.php

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