DOJ won’t investigate Indiana abortion clinic over Americans with Disabilities Act complaint

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From the Daily Caller:
The Department of Justice is refusing to take action against an Indiana abortion clinic that a pro-life group says is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to offer its customers wheelchair ramps or parking spaces for the handicapped.

Allen County Right to Life executive director Cathie Humbarger wrote a letter to the DOJ in which she said she witnessed multiple instances of women leaving the Fort Wayne Women’s Health Clinic “in apparent discomfort.”

Those women, Humbarger wrote, were “unable to walk unassisted after apparent abortion procedures.”
Also see the Ft Wayne News Sentinel.

But in a letter dated Sept. 29, the Justice Department said it would take no action even though “our decision does not indicate whether or not we believe there has been a violation of the ADA . . . the Department is not able to pursue every complaint we receive.”
“All they needed to do was send a letter,” responded Humbarger, who said she may investigate other possible responses. “Even though fewer women in Allen County are getting abortions, they still deserve a facility that meets federal law.”

The Department is not able to pursue every complaint they receive…particularly those complaints that go against the Obama Regime political agenda.
 
markomalley said:
From the Daily Caller:
The Department of Justice is refusing to take action against an Indiana abortion clinic that a pro-life group says is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to offer its customers wheelchair ramps or parking spaces for the handicapped.

Allen County Right to Life executive director Cathie Humbarger wrote a letter to the DOJ in which she said she witnessed multiple instances of women leaving the Fort Wayne Women’s Health Clinic “in apparent discomfort.”

Those women, Humbarger wrote, were “unable to walk unassisted after apparent abortion procedures.”
Also see the Ft Wayne News Sentinel.

But in a letter dated Sept. 29, the Justice Department said it would take no action even though “our decision does not indicate whether or not we believe there has been a violation of the ADA . . . the Department is not able to pursue every complaint we receive.”
“All they needed to do was send a letter,” responded Humbarger, who said she may investigate other possible responses. “Even though fewer women in Allen County are getting abortions, they still deserve a facility that meets federal law.”

The Department is not able to pursue every complaint they receive…particularly those complaints that go against the Obama Regime political agenda.
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This comes as no surprise, my friend.
 
markomalley said:
The Department is not able to pursue every complaint they receive…particularly those complaints that go against the Obama Regime political agenda.
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It’s the DOJ. They don’t pursue little singular every complaint. They can’t. They go after major financial crime. Like shutting down international poker sites and seizing domains and hundreds of millions of dollars. T’was ever thus. They wouldn’t do it during a Republican administration, either. 🤷

You complain at the state level about this sort of thing. Or, if you have a disability and are denied access, you sue. Then you get money. Which is nice. And they build a ramp. Also nice.

Obama is not responsible for every little thing wrong with the world. Or even most of it.
 
Julia_Mae said:
It’s the DOJ. They don’t pursue little singular every complaint. They can’t. They go after major financial crime. Like shutting down international poker sites and seizing domains and hundreds of millions of dollars. T’was ever thus. They wouldn’t do it during a Republican administration, either. 🤷

You complain at the state level about this sort of thing. Or, if you have a disability and are denied access, you sue. Then you get money. Which is nice. And they build a ramp. Also nice.

Obama is not responsible for every little thing wrong with the world. Or even most of it.
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I would beg to differ…😦
 
Julia_Mae said:
It’s the DOJ. They don’t pursue little singular every complaint. They can’t. They go after major financial crime. Like shutting down international poker sites and seizing domains and hundreds of millions of dollars. T’was ever thus. They wouldn’t do it during a Republican administration, either. 🤷

You complain at the state level about this sort of thing. Or, if you have a disability and are denied access, you sue. Then you get money. Which is nice. And they build a ramp. Also nice.

Obama is not responsible for every little thing wrong with the world. Or even most of it.
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Just so you know - the American with Disabilities Act is a federal law, to be enforced by the federal authorities. You don’t take it to state court. Just like how the feds claim the right to handle illegal aliens.
 
why are ABORTION CLINICS always ABOVE THE LAW?

if this “clinic” had a “doctor” who was RAPING PATIENTS after their abortions, would he get prosecuted? Or would he get a free pass?

Next they’ll claim they don’t need a big enough spot for an ambulance if there’s an emergency!
 
october_baby said:
I would beg to differ…😦
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On what? Obama not being responsible for everything wrong with the world?

He’s not in charge of the world you know, last I checked there was nothing that suggests he is God or owns the planet. Just to be sure, I Googled it before posting.
 
seekerz said:
On what? Obama not being responsible for everything wrong with the world?

He’s not in charge of the world you know, last I checked there was nothing that suggests he is God or owns the planet. Just to be sure, I Googled it before posting.
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He is responsible for nominating the United States Attorney General who is the chief law enforcement officer for the nation.

Google that.
 
SamH said:
He is responsible for nominating the United States Attorney General who is the chief law enforcement officer for the nation.

Google that.
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No need to Google that, I already knew it. I was just interested in why a poster would think that Obama is some kind of god who owns the planet.
 
seekerz said:
No need to Google that, I already knew it. I was just interested in why a poster would think that Obama is some kind of god who owns the planet.
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You are the only one making that claim. Please cut out the blasphemy.
 
SamH said:
Just so you know - the American with Disabilities Act is a federal law, to be enforced by the federal authorities. You don’t take it to state court. Just like how the feds claim the right to handle illegal aliens.
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Just so you know, many states have their own set of public access laws. For instance:
California Civil Codes Sections 54 through 55.2
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Access for persons with disabilities is also addresseed under California Civil Code Section 54 through 55.2 which provides that “individuals with disabilities or medical conditions have the same right as the general public to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, medical facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and physicians’ offices, public facilities, and other public places.”
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disabilityaccessinfo.ca.gov/lawsregs.htm

The DOJ isn’t investigating this. So, to make headway, start somewhere that does or can. This takes work, unlike throwing up one’s hands in hopelessness and declaring it a conspiracy against the unborn by the President of the United States and the DOJ.

BTW, states that don’t have specific laws around disabled access, do usually have regulations for medical clinics.

Another option is to contact the office of your Congressperson.
 
Julia_Mae said:
Just so you know, many states have their own set of public access laws. For instance:

disabilityaccessinfo.ca.gov/lawsregs.htm.
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Your link has nothing to do with Indiana.

Also the violation was filed under the Americans with Disabilities law.
Julia_Mae said:
The DOJ isn’t investigating this.
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Agreed - that is the problem.
Julia_Mae said:
Another option is to contact the office of your Congressperson.
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And your congresscritter puts preassure on the DOJ to investigate. Took you a while but I’m glad you finally agree.
 
SamH said:
Your link has nothing to do with Indiana.
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It wasn’t supposed to. It was an illustration that not all of these laws are Federal and not always investigated by the Feds.
Also the violation was filed under the Americans with Disabilities law.
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And that wasn’t a very effective strategy, was it? So, someone can investigate the law in Indiana, and see what options are available.
And your congresscritter puts preassure on the DOJ to investigate. Took you a while but I’m glad you finally agree.
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Maybe. But more likely an aide will confirm, and probably find a state or local authority with which the Congressperson will carry more weight and call them. Or advise the complainant to call them. The politician might want to try influencing the DOJ, but probably knows better because: if the DOJ investigated these individual cases, they wouldn’t have time or money for anything else.

The point of the thread, it seems to me, is to try and discredit the President one more time. The DOJ isn’t acting any differently under a Republican. This is not what they do. But they do have an information line. Why not give them a call and ask how to file a complaint in Indiana? ada.gov/infoline.htm

It’s obvious that no one ITT is actually interested in doing anything about the purported issue of access and egress for women who have had abortions. It’s just a bash-Obama thread, so have fun doing that, I don’t need to keep beating horses that were never alive in the first place.
 
Julia_Mae said:
It wasn’t supposed to. It was an illustration that not all of these laws are Federal and not always investigated by the Feds.
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Agreed, but this is about Indiana.
Julia_Mae said:
And that wasn’t a very effective strategy, was it? So, someone can investigate the law in Indiana, and see what options are available.
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Why destroy your own arguement?
Julia_Mae said:
Maybe. But more likely an aid will confirm, and probably find a state or local authority with which the Congressperson will carry more weight and call them. Or advise the complainant to call them. The politician might want to try influencing the DOJ, but probably knows better because: if the DOJ investigated these individual cases, they wouldn’t have time or money for anything else. .
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Anything else? This is the DOJ reason for existing - to enforce federal laws and regulations.
Julia_Mae said:
The point of the thread, it seems to me, is to try and discredit the President one more time. The DOJ isn’t acting any differently under a Republican. This is not what they do.
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Actually they have done that all by themselves.
 
From the ADA website:
Since we receive a high volume of ADA complaints and have limited resources, we cannot open every complaint for investigation or litigation. If we cannot investigate your complaint due to lack of resources or for some other reason, we will send you a letter explaining why your complaint will not be investigated. The most common reason for not investigating a complaint is the lack of resources to do so.
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Would love to know how the DOJ prioritizes - what is the litmus test?
 
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