California attorney general obtains nationwide injunction to protect women's access to birth control

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California this week granted California’s preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s illegal regulations that would deny access to birth control for millions of women across the country, according to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office.
The Trump Administration issued what Becerra refers to as its “ill-conceived rules” and made them effective immediately on Oct. 6, 2017. The rules allowed virtually any employer to deny women cost-free birth control guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act.
“The law couldn’t be more clear: a woman, not her boss and certainly not a politician, should decide what’s best for her own health care,” Becerra said. “The Affordable Care Act guarantees that women are not burdened with high costs for seeking basic health care, including birth control. This court ruling serves as yet another reminder to the Trump Administration: the rule of law applies to everyone, no matter who you are or how high your rank. In concert with last week’s injunction in Pennsylvania, today’s ruling amounts to a one-two punch against the Trump Administration’s unlawful overreach. Having said this, our work will not end until women are guaranteed the health care they deserve.”
California was joined in this lawsuit by the states of Delaware, Maryland, New York and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Last week, Pennsylvania obtained a preliminary injunction in a similar case, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Trump, et al., U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case no. 17-4540.
Source: Becerra’s office