COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Some activists in Cobb County are getting what they want as a controversial abortion clinic has announced it is closing.
After Alpha Gynecology and Consulting took over a medical building that used to house a pediatric clinic, large and loud protests followed.
Then came a lawsuit by the former tenant and landlord, saying the operator pulled a fast one and they didn’t disclose it would operate as an abortion clinic.
They also claimed the staff inside were performing medical procedures they weren’t licensed for.
The case went into mediation, which apparently resulted in the decision to close.
The clinic’s website says Sunday will be the last day.
“It’s a neighborhood and the people who live in the neighborhood were concerned by having this kind of operation in their backyard,” a protester said.
Bill Hagerty was part of the small group of protesters outside the clinic on Friday.
“They just do not want this in their neighborhood,” Hagerty said.
The protesters expect the clinic will simply move on.
The clinic’s operators didn’t return a request for comment.
Lawyers say they’re bound by a non-disclosure agreement following the court mediation.
WSBTV
