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The Courier-Journal reported<\/a> yesterday that Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has “ordered the EMW Women\u2019s Surgical Center in Louisville\u00a0to stop providing abortions starting Monday, claiming it lacks proper agreements for patient care in the event of a medical emergency.”<\/p>\n

The Louisville abortion facility is the sole remaining abortion facility in the state. Last year, EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington was shut down for operating without a license, but patient safety was also an issue. Live Action News’ Danny David wrote<\/a>\u00a0last August:<\/p>\n

[The] Cabinet for Health and Family Services… reportedly\u00a0discovered the clinic was operating without a license, in what they described as unsanitary conditions \u2013 including dust on equipment.\u00a0Kentucky state law requires all full-time abortion facilities to be licensed.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Attorneys for the abortion clinic\u00a0argued that the law does not apply to EMW, since they claim it is a women\u2019s health clinic which also offers abortions. But EMW\u2019s co-founder, Ernest Marshall, has testified<\/a> that most of the clinic\u2019s work is abortions….<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In that case, the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld an injunction against the Lexington abortion facility, forcing it\u00a0to remain closed.<\/p>\n

The issue with the Louisville facility, says the Courier-Journal, is “transfer agreements.” State law requires that abortion facilities have these arrangements “with hospitals and ambulance services should a medical emergency arise for a patient.” According to a state inspector, EMW’s agreements “are deficient and don’t adequately protect patients.”<\/p>\n

EMW is joined by the American Civil Liberties Union in opposing the state’s decision to shut down the facility unless it can comply with state law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Courier-Journal reported yesterday that Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has “ordered the EMW Women\u2019s Surgical Center in Louisville\u00a0to stop providing abortions starting Monday, claiming it lacks proper agreements for patient care in the event of a medical emergency.” The Louisville abortion facility is the sole remaining abortion facility in the state. 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