9th Circuit judges OK Trump rule blocking funds to abortion providers ... for nowThe Blaze, Jun 20, 2019
Judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that a pro-life Trump administration rule blocking abortion providers from getting federal Title X dollars can go into effect for now.
A panel of three Republican-appointed judges found that there was no reason to continue the lower courts' injunctions against the proposed pro-life rule since the Supreme Court already held up similar policies as constitutional almost 30 years ago.
"Absent a stay, HHS will be forced to allow taxpayer dollars to be spent in a manner that it has concluded violates the law, as well as the Government's important policy interest in ensuring that taxpayer dollars do not go to fund or subsidize abortions," the three judges wrote in a unanimous opinion.
The 2019 Title X revision, which was put forward back in February, "prohibits the use of Title X funds to perform, promote, refer for, or support abortion as a method of family planning" and also bars funding recipients from performing abortions or referring clients for abortions at the same physical facility that gets the taxpayer money.
The panel found this rule to be a "reasonable interpretation" of Title X, which was originally passed in 1970 and barred funds from going to "programs where abortion is a method of family planning," per section 1008.
"We are pleased that the 9th Circuit has cleared the way for this important executive branch action to take effect while our appeals are pending," Department of Justice spokeswoman Kelly Laco said in a statement to Blaze Media. "The Department of Justice's position is supported by long-standing Supreme Court precedent and we are confident we will ultimately prevail on appeal."
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