The ruling is a victory for three Planned Parenthood affiliates — in California, Iowa and New York — that sued to try to block enforcement of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services policy document issued in July.
Judge Beryl Howell blasted the administration's policy change in her written ruling, saying it was “motivated solely by political concerns.
The policy requiring changes to the pregnancy prevention program was part of the fallout from a series of executive orders Trump signed starting in his first day back in the White House aimed at rolling back far-left LGBTQ polcies and forced diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
In the policy, the administration objected to teaching that promotes same-sex marriage and that “normalizes, or promotes sexual activity for minors.”
