NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court planned to hear arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit claiming the state of Louisiana is needlessly and illegally delaying a license enabling Planned Parenthood to perform abortions at a new facility in New Orleans. Louisiana officials are seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, which was filed in February by Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and Planned Parenthood Center for Choice. Planned Parenthood lawyers say the case should continue. John Bel Edwards, an anti-abortion Democrat, of using “sham” investigations as an excuse to delay the licensing of the Planned Parenthood clinic. The lawsuit includes background on what Planned Parenthood says are numerous efforts by Louisiana, dating to the administration of former Republican Gov.

Source: National Post January 09, 2019 06:00 UTC