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Monday, August 01, 2011
Courts - "Court Blocks Kansas Law Defunding Planned Parenthood"
Nathan Koppel of the WSJ Law Blog is reporting:
Today, Kansas federal judge J. Thomas Marten blocked the law, agreeing with Planned Parenthood that the group would suffer irreparable harm if the defunding measure was allowed to take effect, AP reports.The [WSJ] Law Blog has requested comment from the Kansas Attorney General’s Office.
Kansas contends that other entities can provide the same services that Planned Parenthood offers, according to AP, which notes that this is the second time this summer the state has suffered a legal setback on an abortion issue. Last month, a judge issued a temporary injunction against a regulation that tell abortion providers what drugs and equipment they must stock, AP reports.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 1, 2011 02:31 PM
Posted to Courts in general