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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/FNDbqpOhEy— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 17, 2020 It is illegal in Californi...

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 division of the Health and Human Services department, initially investigated California based on complaints...

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 Trump's 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 women's reproductive healthcare. On Wednesday, Trump's Department of Health and Human Services announced it was docking California's Medicaid program $...

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. 16 a series of enforcement actions aimed at organizations it says are violating conscience-protect...

Trump administration withholding $200M in funding from California over state's 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 Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) cover abortion without exclusion or limitation.” The adm...