US judge in Washington state blocks new Trump abortion rule

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SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington state has blocked new Trump administration rules that could cut off federal funding for health care providers who refer patients for an abortion.

The Washington attorney general's office said Thursday that Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima granted the injunction following about three hours of argument in a case brought by the state and abortion rights groups. The ruling came two days after a federal judge in Oregon said he intended to at least partially block the rules.

The lawsuits said the administration's new rules were a transparent attack on Planned Parenthood and would curb access to care such as contraception and breast and cervical cancer screening for millions of low-income people.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-judge-in-washington-state-blocks-new-trump-abortion-rule/ar-BBWitvs?li=BBnbfcL

[Haggis for Breakfast]

1. What the republicans continue to fail to acknowledge

is that abortions are a tiny percent of what Planned Parenthood actually does. Low income women and families depend upon PP for everything from BASIC female OB/GYN care such as yearly PAP smears and screenings for female Cancers, to pre-natal care.

In areas under-served by hospitals, sometimes PP is the only provider of female health care.

The republican war on womens' health MUST end. The U S mortality rate for pregnant women/first time mothers is deplorable.