Officials in several states seek to bar abortions during virus outbreak

by BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press

Fri, March 27th 2020, 9:17 PM UTC

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Executive Director Chrisse France talks about Preterm, the busiest abortion clinic in Ohio, in the procedure room in Cleveland. The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don't qualify as essential surgeries. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic escorts brave an early afternoon rain as they look for abortion opponents that protest daily at Mississippi's only state licensed abortion facility, Monday, March 23, 2020. A number of governors are moving to ban most abortions in their respective states during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don't qualify as essential surgeries. Diane Derzis, owner of the abortion clinic in Mississippi, told The Associated Press that the clinic had not been told by the state to stop providing the procedure. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020, file photo, Executive Director Chrisse France talks about Preterm, the busiest abortion clinic in Ohio, in the procedure room in Cleveland. The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don't qualify as essential surgeries. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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