(AP) - Jackson, Mississippi, a federal judge Wednesday to continue to prevent the threat to close the Mississippi, the only abortion clinic, is almost impossible for women in the national laws of the state program.
The laws of the U.S. District Court Judge Daniel of P. Jordan temporarily blocked extended on July 1 in order to Wednesday, although he did not say that the requirements of the preliminary injunction of the clinic will be held in abeyance for a longer period of legal, he would be ruled out. If he granted this request, the case will eventually go to trial.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that States can not put an unnecessary burden, or a major obstacle to women seeking an abortion. Mississippi's legal needs of the clinic of the person performing an abortion, is the privilege of Obstetrics and Gynecology OB-admit patients to the local hospital. Jackson Clinic doctors do not have these privileges, clinics maintain that it is not necessary.
It is designed to protect patients, Republican Governor Phil Bryant has said he hoped that this will help make Mississippi abortion free this year by the Republican-controlled legislature passed the law's supporters said. "
Clinics, the Jackson Women's Health Organization said that the OB-GYNs privilege it has been unable to obtain the recognition of two states, because the local hospital did not respond to their demands.
"They are our closing down," the clinic owner, Diana Derzis, state officials said.
Recognize the privilege it is very difficult, because the hospital may not give them the status of a doctor, or religious backgrounds, hospitals may not perform the abortion doctor who gave them.
When the clinic staff was called to the Catholic hospital to inquire about the application privileges Derzis said, "we were told do not bother."
The clinic said if the law is to be performed, because the hospital did not say when - or - they would consider the privilege, it would face "irreparable harm".
"If they refuse or hospital to drag their feet, it would be clear evidence that a substantial obstacle to the abortion clinic's lawyer, Robert McDuff said.
Another lawyer on behalf of the clinic, Michelle Movahed Center for Reproductive Rights, headquartered in New York said that the clinic doctors and nurses worried that they may face criminal prosecution or lose their medical license if the law took effect, and clinics can not comply with all parts it.
"This is to constitute irreparable harm, in a weak position," Movahed said.
State officials said the privilege protection to ensure that they have continuity of care, if a woman needs to go to the hospital patients. They also noted that the clinics may have to wait for hospital privileges. "Inconvenience" irreparable harm "."
The State Attorney General's Office declined to comment after the hearing.
Steven Aden, one headquartered in Washington's anti-abortion group's lawyer, to defend the Liberty Alliance, sitting in the State Bar court Wednesday. He said that he, as a nation to defend the legal consultant to act.
"All countries do here is to apply a common-sense rules, which applies to all outpatient surgery centers," Aden said.
When the governor signed into law in April, measures, he said, "if it is to close the clinic, then so be it." Republican lieutenant governor, Ted Reeves said: "Today we signed a bill to end in Mississippi abortion and protect women's opportunities. "
The clinic's lawyer, said this report shows, officials are trying to develop abortion unconstitutional obstacles.
Benjamin Bryant, Special Assistant Attorney General believes that the elected officials of any anti-abortion statement is "insufficient evidence", the purpose of the law in order to prevent abortion.
Jordan responded that the public statements of the governor, lieutenant governor, and Bill sponsors want to end abortion.
"It's not like we randomly selected officials said," Jordan said.
Terri Herring, Pro-life U.S. network of legal and lobbying to attend the court hearing. Herring said the judge's decision, the hospital refused to recognize the privileges of the abortion clinic doctor.
"There is no approval process of the abortion doctor fly at night and clinics," Herring said.
The state to use in the clinic doctors, at the national physicians usually do not want to face the social pressure, the demonstrators in their office, home or church, clinic staff said.
The law's opponents say the complications encountered in any patient, from emergency room doctors can receive immediate care.
Clinics over the past few years to recognize the privilege of transfer agreements with local OB-Gynecology Hospital. He does not perform an abortion clinic, but agreed to meet the patients of the hospital outpatient, if there is an emergency, to provide backup help.
derzis said that since the acquisition of the Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2010, a woman by ambulance from the clinic.
U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 to establish the right to an abortion nationwide. In 1992, the Court's decision in the family planning v. Casey to uphold the Roe decision, and allows countries to adjust viable fetus abortion. But in 1992 decided to also said that the States may not place an unnecessary burden or women seeking an abortion to create a huge obstacle.
If the clinic closed, Jackson nearest clinic is about 200 km away, in Louisiana, Tennessee and Alabama.
Mississippi performed by a physician for a month to less than 10 abortions to avoid the regulatory offices of the abortion clinic, in order to avoid restrictions in the new law. The clinic says the owner, it is impossible to remain open, and perform monthly several abortion clinics. Department of Health said that it does not have a record of the number of physician implementation of less than 10 abortions a month.
Clinic operators say, in almost all countries abortion is in their construction. They said in court documents, the clinic about 3000 abortions in 18 months.
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