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A lawsuit asking for Tennessee courts to throw out\u00a0a 2012 law requiring ambulatory surgical center standards for abortion clinics, hospital admitting privileges for abortionists,\u00a0and 48-hour waiting periods for women seeking abortions, has found favor in the eyes of a federal judge, reports The Tennessean<\/a>.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp has granted a preliminary injunction against the law, which has reportedly “forced the closure of two abortion clinic[s] since it was enacted.”<\/p>\n

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Says The Tennessean:<\/p>\n

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The injunction by U.S. District Judge Kevin Sharp comes as two abortion clinics, owned by the same physician practice, are working with state health officials to comply with a law that went into effect July 1\u00a0requiring all abortion providers that perform\u00a050 or more abortions annually to meet the standards of an ambulatory surgical treatment center.<\/p>\n

The law requires both clinics to make certain upgrades in their facilities and establish new safety guidelines. The two clinics \u2014 the Women’s Center in Nashville and the Bristol Regional Women’s Center in Sullivan County \u2014 are in the process of submitting building plans and taking\u00a0necessary steps to gain a license that would allow them to meet those standards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also reported is the unwillingness of the Nashville-area district attorneys to even attempt enforcing the law:<\/p>\n

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Neither of the district attorneys\u00a0had plans to actively enforce the new law, said Steven Hart, special counsel\u00a0with the Tennessee attorney general’s office. The injunction\u00a0was issued, however, because\u00a0neither of the district attorneys\u00a0were\u00a0willing to submit a\u00a0statement saying they would not enforce the\u00a0law.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is “the first step in a broader lawsuit” toward challenging Amendment 1 in Tennessee, which passed with 53 percent of the vote<\/a> after multiple attempts to restore laws that had been\u00a0struck down in 2000 by the TN Supreme Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A lawsuit asking for Tennessee courts to throw out\u00a0a 2012 law requiring ambulatory surgical center standards for abortion clinics, hospital admitting privileges for abortionists,\u00a0and 48-hour waiting periods for women seeking abortions, has found favor in the eyes of a federal judge, reports The Tennessean. 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