Trump 'conscience' rule for medical providers facing legal challenge in California

Critics charge that the rule allows “discrimination” against LGBTQ and women, and could result in some medical providers refusing lifesaving care. In a release last week, the U.S. Health and Human Services announced the issuance of its final “conscience” rule, which it said follows President Donald Trump’s May 2017 executive order to protect “religious liberty.” The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit last week calling the federal rule “unconstitutional.”