In a blunt ruling, the federal judge wrote that he would not thwart Republican lawmakers’ bid to pull Medicaid funds from organizations that perform abortions.
In a blunt ruling, the federal judge wrote that he would not thwart Republican lawmakers’ bid to pull Medicaid funds from organizations that perform abortions.
A lawsuit, brought by a group that operates 18 family planning clinics in Maine, was filed after Republicans moved to cut off the flow of Medicaid dollars to major abortion providers through legislation this summer.