david eisenberg, the medical director at the st. planned parenthood clinic that is the last abortion clinic standing in missouri. i know this is a stressful and busy time for you. >> it is and i appreciate the opportunity and for to you tell our story so well to the national media and explain what's happening for women in missouri. >> i wanted to give you the opportunity to correct me if i am getting any of this wrong. some of this feels like disto distopian fiction so i would be delighted to have it wrong. it is accurate? >> perfectly accurate as the physician taking care of women for the last three weeks at our health center, forced to do things that seem unthinkable. distopian. it has been a difficult reality for me and my patients. we do everything we can to provide the highest quality patient center care that planned parenthood has been known for over 100 years and we take that seriously. we have been having to put women through something totally unnecessary, uncomfortable. inhumane because the state reinterpreted the rules jus

>> reporter: the emotion resonated inside with medical director david eisenberg. >> this is a great day the people of missouri. but the fight is not over. >> reporter: today's ruling comes after a months-long battle between planned parenthood and the state's health department over the facility's license renewal. dr. randall williams is the state agency's director. >> we have multiple patient concerns that arose out of our inspection in march. >> reporter: but the judge ruled in planned parenthood's favor saying it demonstrated that immediate and irreparable injury will result if petitioner's license is allowed to expire. >> all right! >> reporter: so far, nine states have enacted laws severely limiting abortions in 2019. if this planned parenthood lost its license, missouri would become the first state in the country without a single abortion clinic. >> they're required to meet with me. >> reporter: while lawyers argued in court this week, cbs news was given rare access inside the clinic. staff here sees between 50 and 150 abortion patients a week. >> it's not about the health and well-

david eisenberg is the medical director of the clinic.'re the only abortion clinic available in the state of missouri. by choosing to do this, are you choosing your ethics over women's healthcare? >> we are choosing to provide the best quality, patient- centered care that we've always provided at planned parenthood. and that includes doing things that are driven by science, by evidence, and by what's medically appropriate. >> reporter: the clinic has been one of the focal points in the abortion debate with weeks of protests. department of health and senior services cited planned parenthood for 30 deficiencies. the latest chapter of the prolonged battle is a letter the clinic plans to file in district court thursday. they cite a recent statement from the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists that says routine multiple pelvic exam for women seeking abortion care are unwarranted, invasive and not supported we spoke with a woman whose identity we are protecting at her request for security reasons. she came to planned parenthood

david eisenberg is the medical director.ied an existing regulation requiring his staff to perform an additional pelvic exam. >> i have new evidence to say 100% of the patients who i have taken care of who have undergone this inappropriate medically unnecessary and unethical pelvic exam have been harmed. >> reporter: the clinic plans to file a letter in court today stating that unless medically indicated they will no longer require patients to undergo a pelvic exam at least 72 hours before an abortion. >> i am no longer willing to practice medicine that way. >> reporter: even if it means your clinic gets shut down? >> i really hope that we get to continue to provide that high-quality patient-centered care for years to come. the decision is now resting with a judge. >> reporter: the missouri department of health and senior services didn't respond to our request for comment. it's director previously defended pelvic exam requirements for abortions as very much a part of standard care, saying the department is trying to ensure th