: Clinic owner filing suit against doctor-registration law By Niki Kelly

 

Dr. Ulrich George Klopfer – owner of abortion clinic Fort Wayne Women's Health – is filing suit Friday against a county ordinance that imposes stringent new requirements on out-of-town doctors who practice in Allen County.

He argues the county has no authority under Indiana law to regulate an area that the state has already regulated. In addition, the suit alleges the ordinance is unconstitutionally vague and nearly impossible with which to comply.

As a result, Klopfer's practice – the only provider of surgical abortions in Allen County or within 100 miles of here – may be forced to shut down…

 

Added by JF 5/28/10