California sues Trump administration over abortion rule; 20, inclu Wisconsin states to follow

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California sues Trump administration over abortion rule; 20 states to follow

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-sues-trump-administration-over-abortion-rule-20-states-to-follow/

March 5, 2019 / 8:20 AM / AP
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday that the state filed its own federal lawsuit in San Francisco that aims to block a new family planning rule from the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Opponents of the rule say it would shift millions of dollars from Planned Parenthood to faith-based family planning organizations.

Twenty states and Washington, D.C., said they would sue separately Tuesday. The states are: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Washington's Democratic attorney general also previously said the state would challenge the rule

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Planned Parenthood and other groups representing the clinics say the physical separation of facilities would be costly and all but impossible to fulfill. Supporters of the rule, such as Californians for Life, expect funding for faith-based family planning organizations to increase.

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"The Trump-Pence administration has doubled down on its attacks on women's health," Becerra said.