New Trump admin. rules imposing additional hurdles for women seeking abortions can take effect while the government appeals decisions that blocked them, federal appeals court rules.
Judges in three states blocked the rules, with two issuing nationwide injunctions. One called the new policy "madness."Scott Olson / Getty Images fileNew Trump administration rules imposing additional hurdles for women seeking abortions can take effect while the government appeals decisions that blocked them, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
But a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco called the rules"reasonable" and said they accord with a federal law that prohibits taxpayer funds from going to"programs where abortion is a method of family planning." "We are pleased that the Ninth Circuit has cleared the way for this important executive branch action to take effect while our appeals are pending," Justice Department spokeswoman Kelly Laco said in an emailed statement."The Department of Justice's position is supported by long-standing Supreme Court precedent and we are confident we will ultimately prevail on appeal."
Abortion is a legal medical procedure, but federal laws prohibit the use of Title X or other taxpayer funds to pay for abortions except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the woman. Abortion opponents and religious conservatives say Title X has long been used to indirectly subsidize abortion providers.
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