California threatened with funds loss over abortion coverage
The announcement, timed to coincide with the anti-abortion March for Life in the nation's capital, came hours before President
The federal Health and
The head of the
"If states receive federal funds ... they cannot discriminate against a health plan that declines to cover abortions," said Severino.
“Despite a federal opinion four years ago confirming California’s compliance with the Weldon amendment, the Trump administration would rather rile up its base to score cheap political points and risk access to care for millions than do what’s right," Newsom said in a statement. "
Severino did not specify which of many streams of federal health care funds amounting to tens of billions of dollars might be in jeopardy for
"Our goal is to seek compliance, and we are going to give them 30 days, so we do not have to cross that bridge," said Severino. Other states could also face federal actions.
“Women’s health should never be dangled as bait for the sake of political grandstanding. Today,
Federal law has long barred the use of taxpayer money to pay for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the woman. That bipartisan consensus could change if a Democrat wins the
The HHS civil rights office headed by Severino has traditionally mainly handled complaints about privacy violations. Under Trump, it added a new division to handle cases of alleged discrimination on the basis of religious or moral scruples.
But a federal judge in
U.S. District Judge
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