Post by Logan on May 3, 2017 20:43:39 GMT -6
Without fanfare, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas has resumed abortion services in Waco, more than three years after state laws forced it to close.
The abortion clinic opened in mid-April, the result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that overturned provisions under Texas House Bill 2 that the Waco clinic was unable to meet. The Waco clinic got a new license last fall.
Kelly Hart, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said she was not aware of other Planned Parenthood facilities elsewhere in Texas that may be reopening. Other cities -- including College Station -- also have lost abortion clinics in recent years that have not been restored. The Waco clinic, which is about 90 miles from Bryan-College Station, makes it the closest abortion provider to the Brazos Valley
The abortion clinic, which opened in 1994, served about 800 women a year until it closed in 2013 because of its inability to meet the HB2 standards of "ambulatory surgical care" and hospital admitting privileges. The closure left a gap of abortion services between Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, and Planned Parenthood clinics haven't seen a corresponding increase in numbers.
Read more: www.theeagle.com/news/local/abortion-services-to-resume-in-waco/article_ed23d434-25f8-5e2c-9a3b-5ec7c9edc0f9.html
The abortion clinic opened in mid-April, the result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that overturned provisions under Texas House Bill 2 that the Waco clinic was unable to meet. The Waco clinic got a new license last fall.
Kelly Hart, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said she was not aware of other Planned Parenthood facilities elsewhere in Texas that may be reopening. Other cities -- including College Station -- also have lost abortion clinics in recent years that have not been restored. The Waco clinic, which is about 90 miles from Bryan-College Station, makes it the closest abortion provider to the Brazos Valley
The abortion clinic, which opened in 1994, served about 800 women a year until it closed in 2013 because of its inability to meet the HB2 standards of "ambulatory surgical care" and hospital admitting privileges. The closure left a gap of abortion services between Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, and Planned Parenthood clinics haven't seen a corresponding increase in numbers.
Read more: www.theeagle.com/news/local/abortion-services-to-resume-in-waco/article_ed23d434-25f8-5e2c-9a3b-5ec7c9edc0f9.html