“Defies reason” is how a circuit judge described the Bevin administration’s claim that Planned Parenthood was illegally providing abortions in Louisville.
In throwing out Bevin’s attempt to punish Planned Parenthood with more than $500,000 in fines, Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry found that, contrary to the administration’s accusations, Planned Parenthood complied with all applicable laws and regulations. And, the judge said, so did the Cabinet for Health and Family Services when it gave the nonprofit the go-ahead late last year to to open its new abortion clinic.
Only after Republican Matt Bevin became governor did the cabinet withdraw its approval and cite Planned Parenthood for “willfully” violating licensing requirements.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Bevin had no legal grounds for punishing Planned Parenthood
A good editorial from the Herald-Leader:
