Washington AG Ferguson seeks injunction blocking Trump abortion 'gag rule'
The state of Washington is asking a federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a Trump Administration "gag rule," in which no federally funded family planning clinic could talk to clients about abortion.
The rule is slated to take effect on May 3. A hearing is slated for April 25 in U.S. District Court for Eastern Washington on Attorney General Bob Ferguson's motion for an injunction.
The "gag rule" covers Title X, the federal funding program for reproductive health and family planning services.
Family planning clinics, receiving federal dollars under Title X, could not counsel women on abortion or refer women to an abortion provider. Any clinic providing abortions would have to create physically separate facilities, treatment centers that are separately staffed, even with separate entrances.
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