Judge's order could let South Bend abortion clinic open
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana judge has recommended that a proposed abortion clinic be allowed to open in South Bend, despite the state Department of Health's rejection of the operator's license application.
Indianapolis judge Clare Deitchman issued the order Friday recommending that the Texas-based Whole Woman's Health Alliance be granted the license, the South Bend Tribune reported.
The group's founder and president, Amy Hagstrom Miller, called the decision a "big win" following a "long, uphill battle.
It follows a two-day hearing last month over the proposed facility, which would offer medication-induced abortions to women who are up to 10 weeks pregnant.