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Perform invasive, unnecessary, procedures on women. in missouri we are just learning this is happening now. we are reporting this nationally for the first time because they've been doing this sort of under the radar. they've been doing this by surprise. this was the governor's appointed state health director in missouri who ordered this change. this has not happened through the legislature. it's been through this much less visible process. right? newly selective enforcement of state regulations. it's also happening in the context of the state using those regulations to try to shut down the las...

We're expecting a ruling from the judge in st. louis who is now taking this up. expecting it today. joining me right now is the president and ceo of planned parenthood, dr. lena nguyen. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me on this day that's a true state of emergency for women across america. >> what are you expecting to hear from the judge today? >> we're hopeful that the judge will agree with us, that what the state of missouri is doing is illegal. they are weaponizing the licensing process. and using that process as a back door way to shut down our health center in st. louis...

Before a judge next week. right now planned parenthood is saying the state didn't renew their licenses as a part of a war on abortion. they say the state is trying to regulate abortion out of existence and the licensing process has become politicized. the state says they didn't renew the license because of health violations and an ongoing investigation. but the stakes are big here, because this is the only abortion clinic in the entire state of missouri. and this is a state that is now staring down the barrel of being the only state in the country not to provide access to abortion to women for...

Center that can provide abortion care left in missouri and that's because of regulation upon regulation that the state issued that single out and target abortion care as something other than what it is. the state has forced a 72-hour waiting period. they have mandated that hallway vs to be a certain width. even requiring multiple invasive pelvic exams for women. things that are not medically indicated and are bad medicine. we have complied with all of these regulations because we want to provide medical care. now the governor signed a bill into law that's week that's one of the most extreme ab...

Force of every legal option available, every political tool available to make sure the federal government knows it cannot run roughshod over our state and endanger our families and our environment. >> for three years president trump wanted $120 million to restart the licensing process. so far lawmakers refused and narrow nonparty line voting. earlier this week a yucca funding bill failed 27-25 in house appropriations. all democratic presidential contenders oppose yucca no surprise considering nevada is an early caucus state. in los angeles, william la jeunesse, fox news. >> bret: president tru...