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April 26, 2019

Second Judge Blocks Trump's Title X "Gag Rule" on Abortion
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In the second time this week, a federal judge has blocked a new rule
that would have stripped federal funding known as Title X for Planned
Parenthood and other clinics that refer patients for abortions or even
mention abortion as an option. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian of
Washington state ruled against the changes on Thursday, saying they
would require clinics "to face a Hobson's choice that harms patients as
well as the providers." The judge's ruling halts the so-called gag rule,
which was announced by President Trump in February and was scheduled to
go into effect on May 3. This came two days after an Oregon judge issued
a preliminary injunction to stop the gag order from going into effect.


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