ST. LOUIS - Missouri’s only abortion clinic could be closed by the end of the week because the state is threatening to not renew its license, Planned Parenthood officials said Tuesday. Planned Parenthood officials said in a teleconference that the current license for the St. Louis facility expires Friday. If not renewed, the organization said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. “This is not a drill,” said Dr. Leana Wen, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Wen said a lawsuit has been filed to try and keep the St. Louis clinic open.

Source: thestar May 28, 2019 16:24 UTC