North Dakota Bishops Welcome Abortion Clinic’s Move To Drop Lawsuit

Sidewalk counselor outside the Red river Valley Women s Clinic 

By Catholic News Service

BISMARCK, N.D. (CNS) — The North Dakota Catholic Conference welcomed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a 2013 law requiring doctors at the state’s only abortion clinic to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

The Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo withdrew the suit March 14 after a local health care system certified physicians working at the clinic to admit patients.

“So long as abortion is legal, the health and safety of women having abortions must be protected,” said a statement from the Catholic conference, which represents the state’s bishops. “We are pleased that the abortion clinic decided to comply with this common sense law rather than tie up the courts with its attempt to invent an unfettered right to abortion.”

The Catholic conference expressed concern that “the clinic and its out-of-state lawyers were attempting to nullify common sense laws passed by the North Dakota legislature.”

The statement also called for passage of a Human Life Amendment on the ballot in November. The amendment would prevent actions by courts to nullify bills limiting abortion and implementing safety measures for women’s health care.

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