Jindal, antiabortion activists block Planned Parenthood in New Orleans

[DonViejo]

By Tyler Bridges February 14 at 4:25 PM

NEW ORLEANS — Planned Parenthood began construction here last year on a clinic that would perform abortions and provide other medical services for women. “High-Quality, Affordable Health Care for New Orleans,” a sign promised. “Seeing Patients Early 2015.”

That sign is now crumpled on the ground behind a chain-link fence at the project’s abandoned construction site, victim of efforts by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and other abortion opponents to block the clinic.

The push against the project began last year, when the Catholic archbishop of New Orleans wrote a public letter threatening to blacklist contractors on the clinic from any of the church’s numerous real estate projects. That led to several subcontractors walking away from the project, delaying work on the facility. An inspector for the State Licensing Board for Contractors also began making weekly visits, which one of the major contractors said was unprecedented.

Then last month Jindal’s administration denied Planned Parenthood an operating license, stating that the group failed to show the need for the clinic. Work has stopped at the site on a busy thoroughfare west of downtown, at least for now, while Planned Parenthood vows to appeal.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. They have gone from talking fascism to implenting it. Using religion as a cloak.

[Panich52]

2. These people are not 'anti-abortion,' they're anti-women's health and anti-choice

Every clinic that's shut down or prevented from opening denies affordable health care to women. Hypocritically, it denies prenatal care f/ those 'unborn' they claim to cherish so highly.

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[Jefferson23]

4. +1. That is how I see it too, for the most part. Hateful control freaks. n/t

[BrotherIvan]

3. Ah, there's those whacky Catholics again!

Just doing so much good in their community.

[locks]

5. Many good people in New Orleans

are saddened, embarrassed, and furious at Jindal and his right wing religious wacko supporters and are hoping his crazy campaign for President will get him out of the state.

[90-percent]

6. It's a shame Rov v. Wade has been reversed in many southern states

Not overturned in law, but overturned in practical exercise of women's right to choose to get an abortion. The death by 1,000 cuts by conservatives since this decision was made back in 1972.

Texas in particular has made it really hard the last few years for women to go to an abortion clinic. They closed down about 3/4 of them and now women have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to get a medical procedure done that's their legal right.




-90% Jimmy

[countryjake]

7. K&R!