Federal appeals court sides with Trump administration in family planning case

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration on Monday in declining to block a rule that restricts what federally funded family planning providers can tell patients about abortion.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the plaintiffs in the case, including several states, Planned Parenthood and Essential Access Health, would not succeed because the rule is a "reasonable interpretation" of the law.

With four judges dissenting, the court let stand its earlier decision to overturn injunctions on the rule issued by lower courts....