Nevada judge blocks state from limiting Medicaid coverage for abortions
Source: ABC News/AP
March 19, 2024, 8:20 PM
LAS VEGAS -- A Nevada judge has struck down the state's limits on Medicaid coverage for abortion services, saying the restrictions violate equal rights protections.
Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou said Tuesday from the bench that she planned to issue a written order at a later date directing the state Department of Health and Human Services to grant Medicaid coverage for all abortions. Currently, Nevada's Medicaid program only covers abortions for pregnancies that are life-threatening or result from rape or incest.
The judge's order would expand abortion access in Nevada, amid ongoing legal and political fights across the country over reproductive health since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away federal abortion protections.
Ballou, however, acknowledged that it's likely her ruling will be appealed. A spokesperson for the Nevada attorney general’s office declined to comment on the ruling and whether the state plans to request a stay on the order amid an appeal.
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