New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that a new regulation would let health care providers discriminate and refuse care to patients based on their personal beliefs
A news release sent by James' office says she is leading a coalition of 23 states, cities and municipalities suing to block a Department of Health and Human Services rule that would allow"businesses, including employers, to object to providing insurance coverage for procedures they consider objectionable, and allow individual health care personnel to object to informing patients about their medical options or referring them to providers of those options.
Read MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. The lawsuit is yet another example of Democratic-led states stepping in to protect health care provisions that the Trump administration aims to gut. Democratic attorneys general have banded together in an attempt to defend the Affordable Care Act in federal court against a lawsuit in which GOP-led states are seeking to have the law invalidated.
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