Eugene, Oregon, Apr 30, 2019 / 14:46 pm
A federal judge in Oregon has issued a temporary nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's requirement that recipients of Title X family planning funds be separate from abortion facilities.
U.S. District Judge Michael McShane of Eugene, Oregon, blocked the changes from taking effect. In his Monday ruling, he called the new regulation "a solution in search of a problem" and a "a ham-fisted approach to health policy that recklessly disregards the health outcomes of women, families, and communities."
The state of Oregon was joined by 19 other states and the District of Columbia, as well as Planned Parenthood Federation and the American Medical Association in challenging the regulation, known as the Protect Life Rule.
A federal judge in Washington state issued a similar nationwide preliminary injunction last week, saying that the new rule represented "no public interest" and was an unlawful policy on the part of the Department of Health and Human Services.