Victory in California

Tuesday, a U.S. District Judge in California ruled in a case where the state of California challenged a national abortion law that protects the right of physicians to refuse to perform abortions based on moral or religious objections (with an exception for life of the mother situations). The Judge ruled that California cannot sue until the federal government actually threatens to withhold funding over an emergency abortion—something that has not yet occurred. In light of this, all eyes will be on the President to see if he will implement regulations to enforce this provision of law before leaving office. See the full article here.