Posted on 01/16/2017 9:25:38 AM PST by Morgana
A Kentucky abortion facility caught masquerading as a doctor’s office will close permanently on Jan. 27, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
In the spring of 2016, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration filed a lawsuit accusing the EMW Women’s Clinic in Lexington of illegally operating an abortion clinic disguised as a doctor’s office.
Bevin’s administration asked a court for permission to close the practice, saying it was not licensed as an abortion facility. State health investigators also found unsanitary conditions inside the facility, according to the Courier Journal.
The state Supreme Court sided with the governor in August. It has not been performing abortions since then, but it appeared to be offering other health care services and trying to get a license to perform abortions.
Last week, news broke that the entire facility would close permanently on Jan. 27. The Kentucky National Organization for Women (NOW) described it as “sad news for the women of Kentucky.”
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The Courier-Journal reports more:
The [NOW] Facebook post quoted a statement from officials of the clinic that said:
“As you know, for the past 6 1/2 months we have diligently pursued obtaining a license to operate an abortion facility. Although we and our attorney believed we had fulfilled all the requirements to obtain the license, the Inspector General of Kentucky disagreed and denied us the license.
“Unfortunately, our landlord has also declined to renew our lease on the space we have occupied at 161 Burt Road since 1989.”
Clinic officials said, “There is, indeed, a chill wind blowing for women of Kentucky.”
Phone calls to the Lexington clinic were not answered Saturday afternoon.
In a second post, the pro-abortion group added: “’The state’s only abortion provider is the EMW Women’s Surgical Center in Louisville.’ This is unacceptable. It will have a huge impact on low-income women across the state who are unable to afford transportation to Louisville and back. We must have ACCESS to safe, legal, affordable abortions without interference by the government.”
According to the state’s lawsuit, the Lexington abortion clinic tried to pass itself off as a physician’s office, but state investigators discovered that its almost sole business was abortions and abortion-related procedures. According to state abortion statistics, the Lexington clinic performed 411 abortions on unborn babies in 2015.
Kentucky requires that abortion clinics obtain special licenses from the state, and EMW did not have one for its Lexington facility, according to the state.
EMW owner Ernest Marshall even admitted to a judge in March that the clinic primarily did abortions, though he said it used to do more gynecological work, the Herald Leader reports.
State investigators also said they found numerous health and safety violations at the abortion clinic, including a “significant quantity” of expired medication, medical equipment covered in dust, dirt and grime; and improper sanitation. It also did not have emergency agreements with a local hospital and ambulance service, as required by law, according to the state’s lawsuit.
Here’s an idea. Instead of making the adoption process brutally drawn out and prohibitively expensive, make it financially much easier to adopt, and keep rigorous standards regarding investigating the potential adopters.
But cut the ridiculous time it takes.
The more people willing to adopt, the more willing some women might be to have their baby and give it up to adoption.
If it saves 5 percent, that’s 5 percent more than before.
Friends are trying to adopt and it’s BRUTAL!! Like 25k!!
GOOD!
A child aborted at that clinic in 1989 would be 27 years old now.
No, there is a warm wind blowing for the innocent unborn.
“There is, indeed, a chill wind blowing for women of Kentucky.”
Chill wind?
Blame it on Global Warming.
KY looking good to relocate.
Gotta kill dem babies. KILL KILL KILL!!!
Thanks be to God that these butchers are being shut down.
I live in KY. Jobs can be hit or miss. Most of eastern KY is God’s country, but there are pretty sobering levels of poverty and unemployment there. South central KY is the best region, IMO. Land is good for farming, and close enough to the larger towns and cities.
Louisville and Lexington are liberal bastions. Northern KY suburbs of Cincinnati are very red, and offer a good job market.
If you ever move to the Louisville area, do not move into Jefferson County (Louisville Metro). The liberal idiot mayor has allowed gang violence to go unabated. The public school there, JCPS, is a nightmare as well
Kentucky is one of the most beautiful states I’ve ever driven through.
It was sobering though to read all of the posters at every rest stop looking for tips on meth labs and heroin. They’re the new moonshine apparently.
Bowling Green seemed like a pleasant town.
With Obamacare, they can go nearly anywhere
Bowling Green is the largest city in the south central region of KY. It’s home to Western Kentucky University, an improving job market, good agricultural areas. There’s little wonder why it has jumped to the third biggest city in KY. Also, a reliably red area, sandwiched between liberal Louisville to the north and Nashville, TN.
I prayed in front of that so called clinic during Forty Days for Life. I so happy it is shutting down. There were some very dedicated pro-life people in and around Lexington.
I lived in Versailles KY near Lexington and liked it very much. It is a conservative town for the most part. Homes are very reasonable and small farms can be found nearby. It is horse country and home to many of the premier racehorse breeding farms. Keeneland a most beautiful racetrack is nearby.
Thought of that. Wonder if any mothers ever think of that.
I am loving my Governor Matt Bevin, thank you Governor!
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