New abortion clinic being built in Illinois, near St. Louis
Source: Associated Press
Jim Salter, Associated Press Updated 2:40 pm CDT, Wednesday, October 2, 2019
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — Planned Parenthood has quietly been building a new abortion clinic in Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, as women concerned about the uncertain future of Missouri’s sole abortion clinic flock across the state line.
The 18,000-square-foot (1,700-square-meter) clinic in Fairview Heights, 12 miles (19 kilometers) east of St. Louis, will provide abortion services as well as family planning when it opens in mid-October, Planned Parenthood officials said at a news conference Wednesday.
“While health care access in Missouri continues to hang on by a thread, Illinois is well-positioned to serve as a health care hub in the region,” said Yamelsie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
Planned Parenthood has been battling Missouri’s health department for months to try and keep open its St. Louis clinic. The state has refused to renew its license to perform abortions, citing concerns that include "failed abortions" that required additional surgeries.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/medical/article/New-abortion-clinic-going-up-in-Illinois-near-14486480.php
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Those of us in the metro east all buy our gas over there. 
