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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - South Carolina’s health agency has told two of the state’s three abortion clinics that they must correct violations or face being shut down by the end of the month.
The Department of Health and Environmental Control Friday said it has given an administrative order of suspension to the Planned Parenthood facility in Columbia and the Greenville Women’s Clinic. Minor violations were also found at the Charleston Women’s Medical Center.
wltx.com/story/news/2015/09/11/two-sc-abortion-clinics-given-suspension-notice/72079986/DHEC sent inspectors to the facilities between August 31 and September 4. According to the agency, they found 21 violations at the Columbia Planned Parenthood site, including the following: non-compliance with the Woman’s Right to Know Act, incomplete medical and employee records, expired medications, improper infectious waste disposal practices, and failure to report abortions to DHEC Vital Statistics in a timely manner.