DeGravelle Slams the Gavel on Clinic Law
The only thing abortion groups wanted on Labor Day was to keep women out of the labor room. And over the weekend, a few unelected judges were happy to help. A day after Planned Parenthood's "abortion vigil,"
judges in two states tried to answer those prayers by putting the
brakes on common sense clinic laws. While most people were loading their
cars for the long weekend, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel decided to
help drive the agenda of the pro-abortion crowd by temporarily blocking
Texas's new rules for abortion facilities.In his 21-page opinion, Yeakel complains that asking clinics to put safety first by upgrading their equipment and facilities was too burdensome. "These substantial obstacles have reached a tipping point," Yeakel ruled, halting a law that could have put as many as 14 clinics out of business.
