Passing the Senate 44 – 11 was SB 89 requiring physicians performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital in the county or in a county adjacent to the county where the abortion is performed and notify the patient where the physician has admitting privileges for the patient to receive follow up care.
Can’t ban abortions, but they can probably be regulated to death. (At least the legal kind.)
Doug, you should probably elaborate for your readers about why this is important. My understanding is that many hospitals won’t grant admitting privileges to doctors who perform abortions and certain other types of procedures.
So proponents of such regulations can claim that it’s for the “health of the woman,” knowing full well that they’re effectively outlawing abortions.