Post by libby on Jan 28, 2016 22:59:56 GMT -6
Planned Parenthood has begun offering abortions for the first time in Kentucky at a new health center it opened last month in downtown Louisville - a move that quickly inflamed political passions in Frankfort, where anti-abortion sentiment is strong among some lawmakers.
The news drew immediate fire from Gov. Matt Bevin, an anti-abortion Republican.
"They are openly and knowingly operating an unlicensed abortion facility in clear violation of the law," Bevin said in a statement. "We will use the full force of the commonwealth to put a stop to this. There is no room in Kentucky for this kind of blatant disregard for proper legal procedure."
A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman responded that the organization "applied for an abortion facility license and commenced services under the guidance of the Office of the Inspector General, the state office that is responsible for licensing health facilities."
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/28/planned-parenthood-offering-abortions-city/79473454/
The news drew immediate fire from Gov. Matt Bevin, an anti-abortion Republican.
"They are openly and knowingly operating an unlicensed abortion facility in clear violation of the law," Bevin said in a statement. "We will use the full force of the commonwealth to put a stop to this. There is no room in Kentucky for this kind of blatant disregard for proper legal procedure."
A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman responded that the organization "applied for an abortion facility license and commenced services under the guidance of the Office of the Inspector General, the state office that is responsible for licensing health facilities."
Read more: www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/28/planned-parenthood-offering-abortions-city/79473454/