(Harrisburg) -- A state bill that would re-classify clinics providing abortions has stalled in the state House. State lawmakers are still negotiating the terms of a proposal to require clinics that perform abortions to adhere to the same regulations as ambulatory surgical facilities. The measure originated in the Senate, as a response to the deplorable conditions at a clinic run by Dr. Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia. But Sari Stevens, with Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, which is against the bill, says it’s been so thoroughly changed that it seems to be giving the state Senate and Governor pause. "Governor Corbett’s initial response to the Gosnell tragedy in Philadelphia was, this is a failure of government, this is not a failure of regulation," she says. "We’ve gone through ten months of hijacked bills and it appears now that Matt Baker has so overreached." Republican Representative Matt Baker, of Bradford County, says he thinks his latest amendments will result in an agreement on the bill. Opponents of the proposal say similar regulations in other states have resulted in clinics shutting down because of the cost of quickly getting up to code.










