Federal court blocks Trump administration’s abortion “gag rule” in Maryland – By Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath (Axios) / Sept 3 2020
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked the enforcement of the Trump administration’s rules that prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics under the Title X program in Maryland from providing or making abortion referrals.
Why it matters: Thursday’s decision in the Virginia-based federal court is at odds with a ruling in the California-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the rules and allowed them to take effect. The division means the Supreme Court may be more likely to take up the issue.
What they’re saying: The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration “failed to recognize and address the ethical concerns of literally every major medical organization in the country,” and “arbitrarily estimated the cost” to clinics in implementing the rules.
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