Just hours remain for a judge to make a decision on the fate of Missouri's last abortion clinic.
If Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer does not approve Planned Parenthood's request for a temporary restraining order, the clinic's license will lapse and it will be forced to close Friday night at midnight, making Missouri the first state in the nation without an abortion provider.
The license for the Planned Parenthood clinic, issued by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, is set to expire on Friday, and if it is not renewed, the clinic will have to cease operations. On Thursday night, a judge was deciding on whether or not the clinic could stay open. Planned Parenthood officials announced Tuesday that they were filing a lawsuit for a restraining order to stop the state from closing the clinic, which is located in St. Louis.
The state had asked to interview all seven of the clinic's physicians, Planned Parenthood said Tuesday, but the state would not provide any guidance on what the doctors would be asked during the interviews. Those interviews could lead to the doctors losing their medical licenses or possible criminal prosecution, Planned Parenthood said.
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