Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers or TRAP laws are laws that create unreasonably high standards, which have no medical or safety basis, for clinics where abortions are provided.
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Ind. Gov. Pence Signs Law Adding New Restrictions on Medication Abortions
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) on Wednesday signed into law a bill (SB 371) that imposes stricter regulations on clinics that offer medication abortions and prohibits the provision of abortion-inducing drugs after nine weeks of pregnancy, the Lafayette Journal and Courier reports.
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Va. Clinic Regulations Have 'Claimed Their First Victim' by Forcing Facility's Closure, Washington Post Editorial States
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
"[T]he presence of awnings, the width of doorways and the dimensions of janitorial closets have little to do with the health of patients, ... [b]ut by requiring that Virginia's 20 abortion clinics conform to strict licensing standards designed for new hospitals, the state has ensured that many or most of them will be driven out of business in the coming months," a Washington Post editorial states.
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In Planned Parenthood Speech, President Obama Criticizes 'Absurd' Antiabortion Laws
Monday, April 29, 2013
In a speech to Planned Parenthood on Friday, President Obama condemned lawmakers who are restricting access to abortion and contraception and pledged to fight with women's health advocates "every step of the way," the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports.
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Texas Democrats Block Bill To Add Building, Staffing Requirements for Abortion Clinics
Monday, April 29, 2013
Texas Senate Democrats are blocking a measure (SB 537) that would require abortion clinics to be certified as ambulatory surgical centers, the Austin American-Statesman reports.
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Proposed Abortion Clinic Regulations Die in S.C. Subcommittee
Friday, April 26, 2013
A South Carolina Senate subcommittee on Wednesday voted 3-2 to reject a bill (SB 204) that would have required abortion providers to be board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, the Columbia State reports.
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IN THE COURTS
This section provides a brief overview of significant cases impacting reproductive rights and health related to Abortion: TRAP Laws.
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Jackson Women's Health Organization and Willie Parker v. Mary Currier and Robert Shuler Smith
Challenge to a Mississippi state law designed to close the state's only abortion clinic, which requires abortion providers at the clinic to be board certified OB/GYNs and have admitting privileges at local hospitals.
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Hope Medical Group for Women v. LeBlanc
Challenge in federal court to a Louisiana law that exposes abortion providers to legal liability and exempts them from medical malpractice suit restrictions.
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Hope Medical Group for Women v. Keck
Challenge to actions by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ordering an immediate suspension and seeking permanent revocation of the clinic's operating license under a new state law.
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Prudhome v. June Medical Services, LLC
Challenge in state court to a Louisiana law that exposes abortion providers to legal liability and exempts them from medical malpractice suit restrictions.
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Choice, Inc. of Texas v. Greenstein
Challenge to a Louisiana law which expands the state's authority to suspend or revoke the licenses of outpatient abortion facilities, thus restricting access to care for Louisiana women.
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Hodes & Nauser v. Robert Moser
Challenge in federal court to temporary regulations and licensing process adopted and implemented by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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Hodes & Nauser v. Robert Moser
Challenge in state court to Kansas regulatory scheme, scheduled to go into effect on November 14, 2011, that would prevent the provision of abortion services in any medical establishment not licensed as an abortion facility, even where prompt termination of pregnancy is needed to prevent serious harm to the woman's health.
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