Star Tribune - A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi
law that banned the state's Medicaid program from spending money with
any health care provider that offers abortions.
U.S. District Judge Daniel
P. Jordan III ruled in a lawsuit filed by two
Planned Parenthood affiliates. The law took effect July 1.
Jordan said every court to
consider similar laws has found they violate the
"free-choice-of-provider" provision of federal law. Medicaid is paid by
federal and state dollars.
Jordan pointed to a Sept. 14
ruling from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld an
injunction against a similar Louisiana law. The circuit handles appeals
from Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
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