Judge rescinds order allowing non-doctors to perform most abortions
By Laura Vozzella Laura Vozzella Local reporter covering Virginia politics Email Bio Follow May 14 at 6:55 PM RICHMOND — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated his own order to allow non-doctors to perform most abortions in Virginia, saying the issue should be decided in an upcoming trial.
It was the first time a federal judge anywhere in the country had come to that conclusion. And he had second thoughts.“On further review, the Court is of the opinion that summary judgment was improvidently awarded,” he wrote Tuesday. “Rather, on further consideration, whether the ‘Physicians-Only Law’ presents an undue burden to Virginia women who seek an abortion is a material fact that is genuinely in dispute.
“We’re thrilled that Judge Hudson took this extraordinary step to reverse his earlier decision that jeopardizes women’s health,” Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb said in a written statement. “There is overwhelming evidence that medical professionals other than physicians can safely and effectively provide abortion care,” she said via email. “We will be presenting this evidence at trial next week.”Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee, is best known for ruling in 2010 that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate was unconstitutional.
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