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Judi Lynn

(160,541 posts) Sun Aug 18, 2013, 04:47 PM Aug 2013

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More than 100 rally at only Miss abortion clinic [View all]

Source: Associated Press

More than 100 rally at only Miss abortion clinic
| August 18, 2013

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 100 people rallied for Mississippi's only abortion clinic after a trial date was set in its fight against a state law.

The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/14Yl4Kp ) reports that people from across Mississippi and as far as Houston, Texas, and Louisville, Ky., gathered Saturday outside Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Sunsara Taylor of StopPatriarchy.org and the Abortion Rights Freedom Ride said Mississippi is among five states with one abortion provider.

Mississippi's law requires every doctor at an abortion clinic to have privileges to admit patients to a local hospital.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/article/More-than-100-rally-at-only-Miss-abortion-clinic-4741882.php?cmpid=hpts

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More than 100 rally at only Miss abortion clinic [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2013 OP

That's all? jtuck004 Aug 2013 #1

I sort think the doctors SHOULD have admitting privileges at hospitals. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #2

Nowadays you are assigned an in-house doc Lars39 Aug 2013 #4

Hospitalist. Aristus Aug 2013 #8

Thanks, Aristus! Lars39 Aug 2013 #9

Yeah, and we can cut costs by using docs without privileges. Pterodactyl Aug 2013 #14

Please educate me on this. I have been wondering for a long time... Jenny_92808 Aug 2013 #3

Hospitals probably won't do abortions for fear of retribution from the wackos davidpdx Aug 2013 #5

The Wackos with guns KILL Doctors warrant46 Aug 2013 #11

I can't remember the exact details davidpdx Aug 2013 #12

There are a lot of others killed in the link warrant46 Aug 2013 #15

Partly due to feminists wanting to take back women's health care from the medical profession whom CTyankee Aug 2013 #7

Don't expect Catholic Hospitals to provide them. maxsolomon Aug 2013 #10

I strongly support a woman's right to choose. branford Aug 2013 #13

Only a "more than a 100"? Kelvin Mace Aug 2013 #6

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