Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Full Appeals Court To Take Up Challenge To Title X Funding Rule Shortly After It Got Green Light From Smaller Panel
The Associated Press: Appeals Court Puts Trump Abortion Restrictions On Hold Again
Trump administration rules that impose additional hurdles for low-income women seeking abortions are on hold once again. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday vacated a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel and said a slate of 11 judges will reconsider lawsuits brought by more than 20 states and several civil rights and health organizations challenging the rules. (Johnson, 7/3)
NBC Bay Area: San Francisco Appeals Court Will Reconsider Whether To Block Abortion Referral Ban
The smaller panel on June 20 issued a stay of three preliminary injunctions by federal judges in three states that halted implementation of the rule established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (7/3)
Politico: Appeals Court Takes Up Fresh Challenge To Trump Abortion 'Gag Rule'
The court's order marks the latest turn in a battle over the administration’s changes to the program, which seek to steer federal dollars away from providers such as Planned Parenthood that offer abortions and abortion referrals. Critics have dubbed the Trump policy a "gag rule." The order covers several challenges to the rules, but it's unclear whether they will be heard together or separately. (Roubein and Rayasam, 7/3)
Los Angeles Times: Ruling That Threatened Funding For Planned Parenthood Will Be Reheard By Appeals Court
Last month’s ruling had been a major setback for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. They filed an emergency appeal, which will be heard by an en banc panel of 11 judges.The decision that will be reconsidered said Trump could enforce his new rule pending the administration’s appeal of orders by judges in California, Washington and Oregon. The new rule, announced earlier this year, requires recipients of family planning funds to refer pregnant women to a non-abortion prenatal care provider. (Dolan, 7/3)
The Hill: Appeals Court Places Trump Abortion Referral Ban On Hold
Planned Parenthood is one of the organizations that would have been severely impacted by the new rule. The organization serves about 40 percent of Title X patients and has vowed to leave the program if the bans go into effect. The Trump administration's policy is in line with rules that were implemented in 1988 and later upheld by the Supreme Court. Former President Clinton later issued a requirement for for clinics to give abortion counseling and referrals when asked. (Wise, 7/3)
Modern Healthcare: CMS Reminds Providers That Emergency Rules Apply To 'Born-Alive' Infants
The CMS has re-issued a memorandum on emergency stabilization and treatment of newborn infants that could cause fresh anxiety for hospitals and physicians over abortion and care for pregnant women and severely disabled infants.The memo, first published in 2005 and re-issued last week, reminds providers that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires them to screen, stabilize and treat or transfer "every infant who is born alive, at any stage of development." (Meyer, 7/3)
