California Sues Catholic Hospital for Denying Emergency Abortion Care
Many Californians are proud of their state’s strong protections for abortion and reproductive rights—safeguards that have become even more important in the post–Roe v. Wade era. But a new lawsuit filed Monday by Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office highlights the risks that blue states face from a vital sector of the health care system that has long considered itself exempt from laws protecting abortion access: Catholic hospitals.