Federal judge issues temporary restraining order blocking state plan to halt Planned Parenthood
A Baton Rouge federal judge has temporarily blocked the state from ousting Planned Parenthood from Louisiana’s Medicaid program because such removal would deny medical care to poor and needy women who rely on the group’s clinics in the capital city and New Orleans.
In an order filed late Sunday, U.S. District Judge John deGravelles cited the “apparent fragility” of the state health department’s stated reasons for attempting to terminate Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast’s Medicaid contracts in Louisiana.
The termination was scheduled to take effect Monday, but deGravelles halted it with a temporary restraining order that went into effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
The judge indicated he could extend his order while the rest of the case is litigated.
Read more: http://theadvocate.com/news/13745946-70/federal-judge-issues-temporary-restraining
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