Last year, Shapiro and Governor Tom Wolf submitted legal comments opposing the DHHS’ gag rule. They emphasized that the proposal will reduce women’s access to critical health services such as birth control and preventive care.
California will sue DHHS over gag rule
In California, Attorney General Xavier Becerra also expressed that he is ready to file a lawsuit to challenge the DHHS’s gag rule and “protect women’s health and rights.”
Becerra called the gag rule “reckless and dangerous for women.” He said, The Trump-Pence Administration has yet again shown its deliberate disregard for women’s reproductive freedom and the rule of law.”
In addition, the California Attorney General, stressed, “If the Administration cared about women’s health, it would hear the thousands of voices opposing a rule that interferes in women’s medical decisions and access to care. We stand ready to take any and all legal action to protect women’s health and rights.”
