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Apparently these clinics could not be disinfected and brought up to cleanliness standards.

Don’t know if that was the reason they couldn’t get admitting privileges or not.
Some may have been in locations more than 30 miles distance from a hospital.

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Only about 15 of 32 hospitals in the state have accepted doctors to perform the
procedure; some with religious affiliations have turned down the requests, AP reported.

Other applications have been put on hold, pending checks to see if doctors meet the
residential requirements. Some mandate physicians live within a certain
radius, for example.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans’ decision is only temporary. A
complete hearing on the matter will likely go forward in January, AP said.
But in the meantime, a dozen abortion providers will have to stop performing
the procedure, given their inability to comply with the portions of the
law the appeals court ruled could take effect immediately.