Judge rejects abortion suit
A federal judge has tossed out California’s challenge to a national abortion law that officials say could cost the state billions in federal funds.
California sued the federal government after President Bush in 2004 authorized harsh financial penalties on states that discriminate against doctors who refuse to provide abortions.
California allows doctors and hospitals to refuse to perform abortions for religious or moral reasons, but the state requires them to perform an abortion when childbirth threatens the woman’s life or health.
The federal law contains no exception for medical emergencies.
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