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Trump administration blocks funding for California, brings DOJ suit over abortion issues

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The Trump administration announced two key actions Wednesday designed to protect entities that sought to avoid supporting abortion.

Both announcements addressed longstanding issues handled by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights.

In a press release Wednesday, HHS said it would block $200 million in federal Medicaid funds slated for California "due to the state illegally mandating that all health care plans subject to regulation by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) cover abortion without exclusion or limitation." It also said it referred a case to the Justice Department involving a nurse who was allegedly forced to assist in an elective abortion.

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