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The Department of Health and Human Services determined that the state was violating a federal antidiscrimination law, known as the Weldon Amendment, that protects insurers from being forced to provide abortion coverage, the department said in a statement. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in the statement that California had violated federal conscience laws and refused to take corrective action. “So we are now taking action to hold them to account,” he said. The Office of Civil Rights, a divisio...

HHS wants California to come into compliance with rule pertaining to abortions  California requires insurance providers to fully cover abortion procedures  Trump administration warned California earlier this year it could lose funding  Administration accused California of violating anti-discrimination law  Weldon Amendment protects insurers from being forced to cover abortions Governor Newsom blasted move as attempt to score cheap political points  The Trump administration said Wednesday i...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Credit: Stephen Driscoll/CNA CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2020 / 11:00 am (CNA).- Leading U.S. bishops applauded the Trump administration Thursday for enforcing conscience protections in health care. At the White House on Wednesday, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex Azar said the agency would withhold $200 million in Medicaid funds to California over its mandate that employers cover abortions in health plans—despite the objections of pro-life and Christian o...

LifeSiteNews is facing increasing censorship. Click HERE to sign up to receive emails when we add to our video library.  WASHINGTON, D.C., December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Today, the Trump administration unveiled steps that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are taking to enforce federal conscience protection laws by holding California and Vermont officials accountable for anti-life discrimination. The announcement was made during ...

17 Dec 2020 The Trump administration announced Wednesday its enforcement of federal conscience protection laws with regard to the funding of, and participation in, abortions. Vice President Mike Pence hosted a “Life Is Winning” event at the White House, during which HHS made the announcement of enforcement of the conscience protection laws. Pence said in his remarks at the event: I believe what we have demonstrated over these past four years is that when men and women who cherish the sancti...

Gavin Newsom’s holy war against nuns and babies Print this article Gov. Gavin Newsom, in the name of battling the “patriarchy,” pledges to force nuns in his state to pay for abortions, and he’s furious that federal law constrains him in his holy war. Nothing like the “pro-life” party eliminating healthcare during a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. California will survive without this $$ for now -- but their frail, pathetic patriarchal system they are so desperate to protect won’t. https://t.co/F...

The Department of Health and Human Services determined that the state was violating a federal antidiscrimination law, known as the Weldon Amendment, that protects insurers from being forced to provide abortion coverage, the department said in a statement. HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in the statement that California had violated federal conscience laws and refused to take corrective action. “So we are now taking action to hold them to account,” he said. The Office of Civil Rights, a divisio...

Column: On his way out, Trump takes another insane swat at California over abortion rights Michael Hiltzik © Provided by The LA Times Roger Severino is President Trumps leading antiabortion warrior at the Department of Health and Human Services. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) On his way out the White House door, President Trump has paused to remind us that he always has time for an act of pointless vandalism aimed at womens reproductive healthcare. On Wednesday, Trumps...

HHS Hits California, Vermont Medical System Over Abortion Policies The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will withhold at least $200 million in federal Medicaid funds from California in the first quarter of 2021 because the state is illegally forcing insurance companies and employers, including a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters, to cover abortion “without exclusion or limitation.” The move comes as the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Dec...

Trump administration withholding $200M in funding from California over states abortion practices Print this article The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is blocking $200 million in federal funds to California over the state’s abortion practices. A statement released by the Department of Health and Human Services stated that the funds would be withheld from California “due to the state illegally mandating that all health care plans subject to regulation by the California ...