n. 1  1. Abnormally high alkalinity of the blood and body tissues caused by an excess of bicarbonates, as from an increase in alkali intake, or by or a deficiency of acids other than carbonic acid, as from vomiting. Also called metabolic alkalosis.
In the period before the exclusion, there were 82 closures of family-planning clinics in Texas,5 and the decrease in the number of family-planning clinics was greater in counties without Planned Parenthood affiliates than in those with such affiliates.
There are currently 12 Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa, and the legislation stands to affect nearly 4,000 Planned Parenthood patients in the state who will have to go elsewhere for their family-planning needs.