Judge: Mississippi's only abortion clinic can remain open as it tries to comply with new law

Emily Wagster Pettus

FILE- In this Monday, July 2, 2012, file photo, abortion opponents Ron Nederhoed, center, and Ashley Sigrest, left, argue with Jackson Women's Health Organization's administrator Shannon Brewer, right, over the opponent's trespassing onto the property of Mississippi's only abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss. A federal judge on Friday July 13, 2012 allowed Mississippi's anti-abortion law to take effect but said the state's only clinic can remain open and will not face any penalties as it tries to comply with new requirements. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

July 13, 2012 - 7:08 PM

JACKSON, Miss. - A federal judge says Mississippi's only abortion clinic can remain open as it tries to comply with a new anti-abortion law.

U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III gave the clinic and the state each a partial victory with his ruling Friday. He upheld the law but said the clinic can't face criminal or civil punishment as it tries to meet the requirements.

The law requires anyone who does abortions at the clinic to be an OB-GYN with privileges to admit patients to a local hospital. The clinic's two out-of-state physicians don't have those privileges and have had difficulty getting them from local hospitals.

The judge says whether they get those privileges will impact the ultimate issues in the case.

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