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California’s attorney general is seeking an injunction against a Humboldt County hospital after staff refused to perform abortions. The state claims the Catholic-run facility is violating California law.

An injection of public funding means the nonprofit organization can keep primary care clinics operating. But with more financial troubles looming, lawmakers say there’s more work to be done to protect reproductive health services.

California’s suit contends that Trump’s signature tax law is unconstitutionally vague and requires states to violate Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment rights.

Planned Parenthood clinics in southwestern Oregon are bracing themselves for closure.

It’s the latest legal challenge to Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s abortion policy.

President “Trump had a particularly significant impact on the 9th Circuit” in his first term, moving the reliably liberal appeals court to the right. That could influence abortion policy in the West.

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen.

California laws governing health insurance, access to abortion and health care for undocumented immigrants could be contested during a second Trump administration.

Providence St. Joseph Hospital agreed to provide emergency abortions after the state sued it, alleging it denied care to a woman who miscarried.

Oregon has positioned itself to serve as a reproductive health care sanctuary for those in states with strict abortion bans. But advocates are still concerned that access might be chipped away.

Democrats are calling out Republicans on abortion rights in key California districts that could decide control of Congress, again. GOP incumbents say their views are being misrepresented.

California’s attorney general announced lawsuits against Providence St. Joseph Hospital for refusing to provide emergency medical care earlier this year.