Alabama Says Hospital-Affiliation Abortion Law Aids Women
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An Alabama law mandating that doctors who provide abortions have local-hospital admitting privileges will safeguard women’s health, a state attorney said in the latest fight over such requirements.
“This law is intended to protect a woman’s life and the health of a fetus” and doesn’t deny them access to the procedure, Deputy Solicitor General Andrew L. Brasher told a U.S. judge at a hearing over the constitutionality of the law.