At one Texas clinic, staff gave up their Labor Day holiday for patients who had scheduled abortions during the storm, and Whole Woman's Health offered free abortions to those whose health care was disrupted by the weather.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued Planned Parenthood a license to provide abortion services at the Midtown Health Center of Kansas City, which is now taking appointments for medication abortion services.
The cease-and-desist letter marks a sharp reversal by the state nursing board, which just last month approved a course teaching so-called abortion reversal—a medically dubious concept pushed by anti-choice organizations.
A review by Rewire found that at least $3.1 million in grants have been awarded to religiously affiliated organizations or crisis pregnancy centers, also known as fake clinics.
In February 2016, U.S. District Court Judge William Orrick issued an injunction blocking CMP and Daleiden from publishing or disclosing “any video, audio, photographic, or other recordings taken, or any confidential information learned at any NAF annual meetings.” Daleiden's attorneys did so anyway.
According to Ryan's theory, his work to gut medical options is a form of engaging in Catholic social principle, because it gives impoverished people in the United States choice and freedom about their taxes and care.
The ruling came one day before the medically unnecessary law was set to take effect, preventing the restrictions from kicking in while pregnant people in Texas are still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
