Trump admin. family-planning abortion rule risks 'national public health crisis,' AMA says
The American Medical Association and Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Trump administration rule changing criteria for family-planning grant money in ways sought by anti-abortion activists.
"Pregnancies that are unintended, and thus riskier, will increase. The number of abortions will also increase. And there will be fewer tests for sexually transmitted infections and cancer screens — putting patients and their partners at great health risk," the lawsuit said. "Because of the administration's overreach and interference ... physicians will be prohibited from having open, frank conversations with their patients about all their health care options," said the AMA's president, Dr. Barbara McAneny."This blatant violation of patients' rights under the Code of Medical Ethics is untenable."
The new Trump administration rule is scheduled to take effect in 60 days, but implementation is likely to be delayed by litigation. In addition to the AMA/Planned Parenthood lawsuit, the rule is being challenged in a lawsuit filed Monday by California officials and another filed Tuesday by officials in 20 other mostly Democratic controlled states.
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