The lawsuit says Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins.
SAN FRANCISCO — California's attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins.Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that day in Humboldt County Superior Court and details the case of Anna Nusslock .
Nussbaum was discharged to Mad River Community Hospital 12 miles away, where she received the abortion at a labor and delivery unit that is scheduled to close this month, according to Bonta's office.“They broke the law, and we are taking action to make sure they never do it again,” Bonta said at a news conference.A spokesperson for Providence Health and Services, the hospital’s parent company, said in a statement Monday that it was reviewing the complaint, which it had just learned of.
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