Jul 16 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Esper criticizes Turkey for purchase of Russian-made air defenses In our news wrap Tuesday, Army Sec. Mark Esper criticized Turkey’s purchase of Russian-made air defenses during his Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary. Esper called the NATO ally’s decision “very disappointing.” Also, federally funded family planning clinics can no… Continue watching
Jul 16 Planned Parenthood president forced out after 8 months By David Crary, Associated Press Dr. Leana Wen said the board ended her employment at a secret meeting. Continue reading
Jul 16 Trump abortion rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration says, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups. Continue reading
Jul 15 Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Health and Human Services department said Monday it will begin enforcing the ban on abortion referrals, along with a requirement that family planning clinics maintain separate finances from facilities that provide abortions. Continue reading
Jun 21 Missouri denies license for state’s only abortion clinic By Associated Press The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate can continue to perform the procedure for now as a court case proceeds. Continue reading
Jun 20 Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect By Gene Johnson, Associated Press More than 20 states and several civil rights and health organizations challenged the rules in cases filed in Oregon, Washington and California. But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco called the rules… Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump administration ends fetal tissue research by federal scientists By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Research using fetal tissue has led to life-saving advances including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies, and drugs for the HIV virus. Continue reading
Jun 04 Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. Continue reading
May 31 Missouri’s only abortion clinic can keep stay open, according to judge’s order By Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Associated Press St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issued a temporary restraining order preventing Missouri from taking away the clinic's license. He said Planned Parenthood "has demonstrated that immediate and irreparable injury will result" if its abortion license is allowed to expire. Continue reading
May 30 Judge considering Missouri abortion clinic license case By Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press If the St. Louis clinic's license is not renewed before it expires at midnight Friday, Planned Parenthood officials said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing… Continue reading