October 06, 2020
A coalition of 21 states and the District of Columbia urged the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over whether the Trump administration's so-called gag rule barring federally funded health care providers from giving abortion referrals ran afoul of federal law.
February 24, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Monday rejected attempts to block the Trump administration's so-called gag rule barring federally funded health care providers from giving abortion referrals, saying the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule is valid.
August 19, 2019
Planned Parenthood opted Monday to exit Title X after nearly 50 years of participating in the federal grant program, rather than come into compliance with the Trump administration's so-called gag rule, which prohibits health care providers from giving patients abortion referrals.
July 11, 2019
A split en banc Ninth Circuit on Thursday rejected emergency bids looking to block the Trump administration's so-called "gag rule" barring federally funded health care providers from giving abortion referrals while it's being challenged, noting that the court intends to "proceed expeditiously" in deciding the appeal.
June 20, 2019
The Ninth Circuit on Thursday lifted a block to the Trump administration's "gag rule" barring federally funded health care providers from giving abortion referrals, holding that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was likely to prove the rule is valid.