The Madison Surgery Center will not offer second-trimester abortions after all, according to a news release issued late Monday by UW Health.
“MSC is co-owned by UW Hospital and Clinics, UW Medical Foundation and Meriter Hospital. The MSC board had approved introducing second-trimester abortion care at MSC, but throughout the planning process held patient safety and privacy as the paramount consideration. MSC has now concluded that the open and multi-purpose nature of the 1 S. Park campus makes it very difficult to guarantee the safety and security that all patients deserve.”