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    House Oversight Committee Democrats To Examine Regulation Of Abortion Providers

    The hearing on Thursday will use Missouri — where the last remaining clinic that provides abortion could close over a dispute with health regulators — as a case study.
    by Sarah McCammon Nov 13, 2019 2 minutes
    Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are examining how states regulate abortion clinics. From right, Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

    With Missouri potentially on the verge of becoming the only state without a clinic that performs abortions, Democrats in Congress are holding a hearing Thursday to look into the regulation of clinics by state officials.

    The 's hearing, "Examining State Efforts to Undermine Access to Reproductive Health Care," will focus on the for clinics and doctors

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