Alabama abortion clinic rules eyed in wake of clinic shutdown
DESIREE HUNTER
Associated Press

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - State health officials have determined Alabama's rules for abortion clinics are not clear enough and will be revised, a move that comes just months after a clinic was closed amid allegations of numerous rules violations.

Rick Harris, who directs the department's Bureau of Health Provider Standards, would not specify the areas of Alabama law that women's clinics are having trouble understanding. But he said Wednesday proposed amendments should be ready in about 45 days.

He commented after representatives from anti-abortion groups, including former Chief Justice Roy Moore, met with state health officials on the issue. the rest