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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Va. Board Of Health 'Watered Down' Abortion Regulations, Foundation Claims In Suit
The Associated Press: Conservative Group To Challenge Abortion Regulation Changes
The conservative Family Foundation of Virginia says it plans to file a legal challenge over the way the state did away with restrictive regulations for abortion centers. The group says it notified Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration Tuesday of its intention to file an administrative appeal over the health and safety regulations, which were updated in October.Foundation President Victoria Cobb says the administration violated state law in its “quest to water down” the standards. (3/21)
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Family Foundation Of Virginia Attempts Appeal Of Abortion Clinic Regulation Changes
A group that includes some members of the Virginia Board of Health intends to file an appeal alleging that the board violated state law last year during the regulatory process it used to change abortion clinic standards. Victoria Cobb, president of the anti-abortion Family Foundation of Virginia, said Tuesday the lawsuit will be filed within 30 days in Henrico County Circuit Court. The appeal takes issue with the way the Board of Health last year enacted changes to the state’s code overseeing clinics that provide abortions. (Demeria, 3/21)
The Associated Press: Federal Judge Defers Ruling On Missouri Abortion Rules
Planned Parenthood pressed a federal judge Tuesday to block abortion-restricting Missouri rules similar to Texas ones struck down last year by the U.S. Supreme Court, while an attorney for Missouri countered that undoing the Missouri regulations could endanger women. U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs deferred a ruling until at least next month after hearing arguments over the preliminary injunction request by Planned Parenthood affiliates with Missouri health centers. (Suhr, 3/21)
The Associated Press: Texas Senate Approves Bill To Curb ‘Wrongful Birth’ Lawsuits
The Texas Senate has given final approval to a so-called “wrongful birth” bill seeking to prevent parents from suing doctors for malpractice after their child is born with severe disabilities. Tuesday’s vote sends Republican Sen. Brandon Creighton’s proposal to the House. (3/21)
