Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over a new “gag rule” that could prevent family planning clinics that provide abortions or abortion referrals from receiving federal funds. Federally funded family planning clinics were already barred from performing abortions with Title X funds. “This illegal Title X rule denies patients access to critical health care services and prevents doctors from providing comprehensive and accurate information about medical care.”California Gov. “Everyone deserves the ability make their own decisions about their health care,” Brown said. “Neither is a good or fair option for women and families who often have no other access to medical care,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post March 04, 2019 21:45 UTC