Trump Administration Can't Block Undocumented Immigrants From Seeking Abortions
Source: National Public Radio
March 31, 2018 2:19 PM ET
On Friday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said the Trump administration cannot prevent young, undocumented women in federal custody from seeking abortions.
That includes interfering with or blocking medical appointments, abortion counseling, and abortion services.
It protects minors without guardians, who come under the control of Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, from being forced to share if they are pregnant and whether they are considering having an abortion. It also protects contractors that provide shelter to those who have sought pregnancy, abortion, and abortion-related medical care.
The decision in Garza v. Hargan stems back to October, when American Civil Liberties Union attorneys asked a federal court in Washington to force the Trump administration to allow a 17-year-old from Central America to obtain an abortion.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/31/598548617/trump-administration-cant-block-undocumented-immigrants-from-seeking-abortions
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