Washington State to prosecute Trump's administration on the rule targeting family planning

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Monday that he was considering suing the Trump administration on the grounds of new rules banning federal funding from abortion providers. for family planning.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee, who is considering a presidential race, supported the movement, calling the new rules of attacking women's rights.

"We stand with Attorney General Ferguson, our state and our legislators against this blatant assault on women's health," Inslee said in a statement. "Washington has been and will continue to be a state that defends women's rights and their right to safe and legal abortion and reproductive care. We will never allow President TrumpDonald John TrumpSpike Lee urges Oscars viewers to vote in 2020: "Let everyone be on the right side of the story" José Andrés pays tribute to immigrants, Oscar women's speech Javier Bardem hits "the walls" at of the Oscars speech in Spanish MORE or someone else entitled to withdraw those rights. "

The rules announced Friday by the Trump administration cut federal family planning funding under the Title X program, from clinics providing abortions or referrals to abortion, thereby partially reducing Planned Parenthood funding.

Democrats repel the action of the Trump administration and Washington should be joined by other blue states, such as California, to sue the changes.

"The Attorney General of California has once again shown his deliberate disregard for women's freedom to procreate and the rule of law" Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraNY, California and Washington threaten to sue Trump regulation banning abortion abortions Trump bans abortion providers, removals from Kamala Harris family planning program: Trump administration "targeting" California to political ends MORE said Friday.

Ferguson's office argued in a press release that the new rule violates a law requiring that pregnancy counseling under Title X not push patients to or out of certain options.

Ferguson said the rule would leave 17 of 39 Washington counties without a Title X-funded vendor, as this provider also performs abortions and would be cut off from the funds provided by the new rule.