By: Niraj Chokshi
Shortly before the ruling, the Texas Alliance for Life sent out a news release saying the new provisions were needed to improve safety standards for women. They highlighted a state inspection report for the Whole Woman’s Health facility in Beaumont, which indicated that the facility had numerous violations as of Oct. 3, including rusty equipment and a six-inch hole in the flooring of a cabinet used to store sterilization materials.
“Whole Woman’s Health and Planned Parenthood want the public to believe that abortion facilities are safe for women,” Joe Pojman, executive director of Texas Alliance for Life, said in a statement. “No woman should be exposed to such horrendous conditions. Women deserve better.”