NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a new rule, not yet in effect, that allowed health care providers to refuse participation in abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds.The decision came after 19 states, the District of Columbia, three local governments, health organizations and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"The court heard clear and compelling arguments about the harm communities face when our health care system is distorted to the point in which a patient's health care needs are not paramount," said Clare Coleman, president of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, one of the plaintiffs.
In May, the Department of Health and Human Services published a rule applying more than 30"Conscience Provisions" that must be complied with for an entity to receive federal funding. The 2019 rule, which had been set to take effect late this month, would effectively supersede existing law in the health care field, he said.
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