Fifth Circuit Court Refuses to Reconsider Ruling Blocking Mississippi TRAP Law

[niyad]

Fifth Circuit Court Refuses to Reconsider Ruling Blocking Mississippi TRAP Law


Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinic Access Project team with clinic escorts and legal observers outside of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization in Mississippi.


The full US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday refused to reconsider a panel decision blocking enforcement of a Mississippi law that threatened to close the last remaining abortion clinic in the state.


In July, a panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction against a Mississippi TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) law requiring abortion providers to obtain admitting privileges at local hospitals. Had the law gone into effect, Mississippi’s last remaining abortion clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization (JWHO), would have had to shut its doors.

“For now, the sole clinic providing safe, legal abortion care can keep its doors open for the women of Mississippi,” said Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing JWHO in the lawsuit. “Earlier decisions in this case have rightly recognized the very real and severe harm that would befall countless women in Mississippi if the state’s only abortion clinic were shuttered.”

Admitting privileges requirements are a political tool used by anti-abortion politicians to close abortion clinics. Both the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have opposed these laws, which have no health benefit and do not increase patient safety. In fact, admitting privileges laws jeopardize women’s health by cutting off access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
After the Mississippi law was passed, two of the three doctors affiliated with JWHO attempted to obtain admitting privileges at at least seven Jackson-area hospitals, but every hospital denied their request, even though the doctors are both board-certified OB-GYNs. Reasons for the denials included “the nature of your proposed medical practice” and fear that extending privileges would disrupt the hospital’s relationship with the community.

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http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2014/11/21/fifth-circuit-court-refuses-to-reconsider-ruling-blocking-mississippi-trap-law/

[yeoman6987]

1. Ok. Just thought of something.

Why not have abortions performed in hospitals? It seems to be a better option anyway. Ok fine Catholic Hospitals don't have too, but that still ensures a ton more hospitals will and it is better then one clinic anyway for an entire state. It gets rid of all the protestors and the feet business. It just seems logical to me. If something goes wrong, doctor, nurse operating room right there. Where am I wrong in my brilliance? I literally just thought of this.

[niyad]

2. why should they? seriously? in many cases, for example, the ONLY hospital in the area is a

catholic hospital, so that would automatically eliminate services. complications from legal abortions are fairly rare. and what in the world gives you the idea that protestors will not target hospitals. no, your "brilliance" is only ensuring that women will not get the health care they need and want.

did you catch the part in that article about hospitals REFUSING admitting privileges to qualified doctors, because it might endanger their relationship with their woman-hating, hide-bound, narrow-minded, bigoted, ignorant communities?

[yeoman6987]

4. Your looking at the negatives

I guess you like 1 clinic for an entire state. I think I am just brilliant.

[niyad]

5. what part of what I wrote did you not understand? it is wonderful that you think you are brilliant,

but a slight acquaintance with the facts would help.

[yeoman6987]

7. All I did was provide a solution to assist women

In having more access to abortions. That is really my goal in the long run.

[COLGATE4]

3. Sure. That way an abortion can cost the woman

$3,000 (or more), rather than the $200 or so clinics charge.

[niyad]

6. you are correct, and I did not even address that point. one would think the poster was a lobbyist

for the hospitals or something.

[yeoman6987]

8. No just a person making peanuts like the rest

Of the 99 percent. I didn't think what I wrote would be controversial. In fact, I was expecting accolades and patss on the back. I just thought that it was never thought of before and wanted to share in case. Well certainly not the first time I was wrong here and sadly won't be the last.

[niyad]

9. so you are making peanuts like the rest, and your brilliant idea is to make abortion unaffordable

for most women? you are not going to get accolades for suggesting an untenable, and horrendously expensive solution. and the idea has been thought of before, and discounted for a number of reasons, including the ones given here.

but we do appreciate that you are trying to help. perhaps you would consider volunteering as a clinic escort?

[yeoman6987]

10. I didn't think about cost. I never thought about

Escorting but you did put it in my mind. I will see about doing that seriously. Thanks!

[niyad]

11. you are most welcome.

[Gormy Cuss]

13. 1) because most abortions are minor pharmaceutical out patient procedures,

2) most of the remainder are minor surgical out patient procedures that can be handled by a skilled doc-in-the-box, and
3) in 1) and 2) the costs are much lower outside of a hospital setting.

[niyad]

12. . . .

[Novara]

14. Even if it isn't a catholic hospital....

....there are donors who would refuse to give the hospital any more money, the community would be up in arms and they would boycott, regular doctors wouldn't feel safe with the protesting, and the entire community suffers.

I'm glad the article pointed out that these laws are purely political. It's too bad the mainstream press doesn't notice that as well. These have absolutely nothing to do with medical care.

[niyad]

15. not only purely political--pure hatred for women. now they don't even bother to pretend that

any of their bs has anything to do with women's actual health and well-being.

[Novara]

16. The more they stop pretending,

the better it is for us.

It almost feels like a lot of women haven't been paying attention. I do think Hillary's candidacy will help wake them up.