Trump Wins Person Of The Year Award From Operation Rescue

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The group also lauded President Trump for his recent action to stop $200 million in Medicaid funds from going to the state of California because of the state’s policy that would presumably see Christians paying for abortions.

“If California wants to provide abortion services, it can do so,” Roger Severino, who serves as the Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, said. “What the state is not free to do is force people to pay for other people’s abortions.”

“No one should force a church or any other employer to participate in funding abortion. For years, California’s Department of Managed Health Care has demonstrated hostility to churches by forcing them to pay for elective abortions. The agency has unconstitutionally targeted religious organizations, repeatedly collaborated with pro-abortion advocates, and failed to follow the appropriate administrative procedures to institute its unprecedented mandate. We commend the Trump administration and HHS’s Office for Civil Rights for investigating and taking corrective action against the state of California for its flawed policies, persistent violation of federal law, and its willful disregard for the civil rights and conscience rights of its citizens,” Denise Harle, Legal Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said.