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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (181613)	2/12/2006 9:10:30 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"(4) Locus of Abortions In City of Akron, the Court invalidated the challenged Akron ordinance provision relating to where abortions can be performed. The requirement stated that any second trimester abortion had to be performed in a full-service hospital. The accreditation of these facilities required compliance with comprehensive standards governing an extensive variety of health and surgical services. The result was that abortions under this section of the Akron ordinance could not be performed in outpatient facilities that were not part of an acute-care, full-service hospital. The Court found this restriction unconstitutional, noting that the possibility of having to travel to find facilities could result in both financial expense and added risk to a woman's health. 43 The Court also cited changed medical circumstances, and the availability of safer procedures for performing second trimester abortions since Roe, for its conclusion that the Akron hospitalization requirement imposed an unreasonable burden on a woman's right to an abortion." policyalmanac.org You might want to read the rest of the article.