Posted on 02/25/2020 1:43:50 PM PST by TigerClaws
A US appeals court has upheld Trump administration rules that prevent taxpayer money from being used for abortions.
The rules forbid clinics that receive federal funds through the Title X program from making abortion referrals and from sharing space with abortion providers. In other words, the Title X money is only supposed to used for health care needs, not to promote abortion.
In a 7-4 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed arguments that the rule forces doctors to violate medical morals by withholding information from patients, Court News reports.
Title X funds are designed to help pay for family planning, cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted diseases, and other services, particularly for low-income patients. The "Protect Life" rule forbids grant recipients from using the funds to "perform, promote, refer to, or support abortion as a method of family planning."
Planned Parenthood – America's top abortion provider – announced last summer that it was pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by the Trump administration rule the keeps participants from referring patients for abortions. At the time, critics said it was proof that Planned Parenthood is more concerned with performing abortions than providing actual health care for women.
US Department of Justice spokesperson Mollie Timmons said the agency was "pleased" by the new ruling.
"Congress has long prohibited the use of Title X funds in programs where abortion is a method of family planning and HHS's recent rule makes that longstanding prohibition a reality. We look forward to continuing to defend this vital rule against all challenges."
Pro-life advocates are commending President Donald Trump for keeping his campaign promise to defund Planned Parenthood.
Nine Circus doing what the GOP has refused to do.
The 9th is getting almost unrecognizable.
I know. Ain't it great?!
Trump has remade it.
Another four years we can replace RBG. Thomas can recite and be replaced by a much younger Justice.
Sotomayor has diabetes. Might be able to replace her as well. She’s the worst we’ve got right now.
Wow. Incredible.
Good!
Eat it liberals.
Exactly.
“The election’s over, John. You lost.”
Bernie might win 8-10 states.
Proof the 9th circuit has actually flipped!!!
Nine Circus doing what the GOP has refused to do.
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yup
Schadenfreude, it is a delicious feeling.
Let’s see if SCOTUS takes the case...and,if so,how it will rule.
That could prove true but assuming it's ten then all but three or four will have three or four EVs (Vermont and Deleware for example).
States like NY and CA where large cities of leftists easily out number the rest of the state will always go Dem.
Nine Circus doing what the GOP has refused to do.
Also, what the anti Trump Trolls on FR will never admit to this happening here.
They point out the fecal matter that came out of the 9 Circus before Trump and new judges.
D.C. doesn’t count ‘cause they’re not a state and hopeless anyway.
Good. The immoral baby murderers who sell the still warm dissected parts of the babies they murder should be always anxious about their future.
Possibly the biggest win yet for President Trump! He made the 9th circuit court actually follow the US Constitution with his judicial nominations combined with Harry Reid’s nuclear option.
Winning! More....much more please!
JoMa
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