Attorney: Time Is Short for Pregnant Inmate
An attorney for a pregnant inmate who wants an abortion said that while the courts decided her case, time was running out for his client to have the procedure.
The U.S. Supreme Court late Friday temporarily blocked a federal judge’s ruling that ordered Missouri prison officials to drive the woman to a clinic Saturday for an abortion.
Justice Clarence Thomas, acting alone, granted the temporary stay pending a further decision by himself or the full court.
Missouri state law forbids spending tax dollars to facilitate an abortion. However, U.S. District Judge Dean Whipple ruled the prison system was blocking the woman from exercising her right to an abortion.
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