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Planned Parenthood Responds to Ruling Involving Anti-Choice Protestor

For Immediate Release: Jan. 30, 2014


Federal Government Argued that Protestor Violated Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act

DENVER – While Planned Parenthood is extremely disappointed in Judge Brimmer’s decision before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Planned Parenthood remains committed to assuring that women and men are able to access medical services in a safe and secure environment.

Lawsuits often turn on technical issues of evidence and procedure. You don’t need legal technicalities to recognize that Mr. Scott blatantly obstructed and interfered with women and men who were trying to obtain basic health care such as life-saving cancer screenings, birth control, PAP tests, STD testing and treatment, and other essential care. It’s as plain as day, even if a judge chose not to see it.

Nothing in the judge’s decision will alter Planned Parenthood’s commitment to using every legal tool available to stop those driven by ideology from interfering with and intimidating patients seeking health care services and the doctors and nurses who take care of them.

Although a federal judge concluded otherwise, Planned Parenthood remains committed to the belief that women and men have the right to obtain health care without being intimidated and obstructed. We are here for the more than 120,000 patients who visit Planned Parenthood annually for reproductive health services. Our patients’ safety and health are our top priorities.

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Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains empowers individuals and families in the communities we serve to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health by providing high quality health services, comprehensive sex education, and strategic advocacy. More than 120,000 women, men, and young adults annually visit our 28 health centers throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Southern Nevada, and Wyoming. Since 1916, we have been the region’s most trusted provider of reproductive health care. For more information about Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, call 1.800.230.PLAN or visit pprm.org for the health center nearest you.

Source

Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Inc.

Contact

Monica McCafferty
303.813.7732
720.475.0289

Published

January 26, 2012

Updated

January 27, 2012

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