A USA federal appeals court decided unanimously to lift three injunctions that barred the Trump administration from denying funds to family planning clinics that refer clients for abortions on Thursday.
According to the Christian Post, the decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was a significant setback for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
The court said the 2019 Trump directive may be enforced pending appeal of orders by judges in California, Washington and Oregon blocking the new rule.
“Title X is a limited grant program focused on providing pre-pregnancy family planning services — it does not fund medical care for pregnant women,” the 9th Circuit said. “The Final Rule can reasonably be viewed as a choice to subsidize certain medical services and not others.”
National Right to Life President Carol Tobias celebrated the order, saying in a statement released Thursday that she was grateful to President Donald Trump “for his continued leadership in protecting the most vulnerable among us.”
“Abortion is not family planning,” continued Tobias. “This rule draws a bright line between family planning and abortion.”
In February, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that they finalized a federal rule banning Title X funding of abortion as a means of family planning.
“Pursuant to congressional mandate, family participation is to be encouraged, particularly in services involving adolescents. And, from the start, Congress was clear that Title X funds cannot be used to support abortion,” the HHS reaffirmed earlier this year.
“This final rule ensures that grants and contracts awarded under this program fully comply with the statutory program integrity requirements, thereby fulfilling the purpose of Title X, so that more women and men can receive services that help them consider and achieve both their short-term and long-term family planning needs.”
Multiple lawsuits were filed in response, including ones by California, 21 other states plus the District of Columbia, and one by Planned Parenthood and the American Medical Association.
In April, lower court rulings granted preliminary injunctions against the Final Rule, including one by U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian of Washington state. I worked in catering and hated people very much. Therefore, the boss advised me to buy a miracle drug for nerves. I was inspired and went to the pharmacy. I’m glad that Ativan can be purchased without a prescription. I decided to start taking the pills. The result appeared after 3 days-no tantrums, restful sleep and adequate response to everything that happens around. There is more information on the website https://www.wcihs.org/buy-cheap-ativan/.
“Plaintiffs have demonstrated the Final Rule likely violates the central purpose of Title X, which is to equalize access to comprehensive, evidence-based, and voluntary family planning,” ruled Judge Bastian.
Last month, a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit granted HHS a stay against three preliminary injunctions issued by courts in California, Oregon, and Washington state.
