November 06, 2019
A New York federal judge on Wednesday voided a new rule meant to shield health care providers from having to take part in procedures such as abortion if they have moral or religious objections, ruling that the Trump administration's rationale behind the regulations was "factually untrue."
October 18, 2019
A Manhattan federal judge appeared skeptical of the government's evidence for a new rule that allows health care workers the right to refuse to participate in certain procedures, notably abortions, quizzing counsel on the factual basis for its rule-making.
July 01, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has said it is pushing back the effective date of a challenged rule aimed at shielding health care providers from having to take part in procedures like abortions if they have moral or religious objections, after a New York federal judge approved the move Monday.