ABORTION/DEMS/HHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s administration issued a rule Friday [2-22-19] to restrict federal funding for groups such as Planned Parenthood that provide abortion referrals. The rule, first proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services last year, would ban organizations from providing abortions if they are performed in the same facilities as other services financed by federal funds. It would also block funding for organizations that refer women to another provider for the procedure. More than a dozen Democratic governors have already threatened to sue to block the measure from being implemented. Supporters say the rule will ensure federal money isn’t used to pay for abortions, while opponents say it would restrict the ability of women to obtain an abortion and abortion counseling.”
–John Fritze and Jayne O’Donnell, “Trump administration approves rule to restrict abortion clinic funding,” USA Today, February 22, 2019 5:23 pm