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Official: Bettendorf clinic ends surgical abortions
http://www.omaha.com/article/20140125/LIVEWELL01/140129036#official-bettendorf-clinic-ends-surgical-abortions
January 25, 2014
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — An official says the Planned Parenthood clinic in Bettendorf will no longer perform surgical abortions but will continue with abortions induced by medication.
Planned Parenthood President and CEO Jill June said in an email that the clinic has made the service change to “better meet the needs of our patients.”
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland provides reproductive health care services to residents of Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. It is based in Des Moines.
Iowa Right to Life executive director Jenifer Bowen said members of her organization learned in November that surgical abortions might be ended at the Bettendorf facility.
