The ruling, handed down late on Monday by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Corley in San Francisco, did not delve into the merits of California's lawsuit. Now, three separate U.S. a

But the court left open a path for state officials to appeal to the liberal-leaning U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday that they were rescinding 2022 federal guidance to health care providers specifying that people should be able to access an abortion in the event of a medical emergency,

The Trump administration on rescinded a Biden policy protecting emergency abortions at hospitals, even in states that have restricted access to abortion.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday rescinded guidance issued during his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden's tenure requiring hospitals to provide abortions to women in medical emergencies regardless of various state bans on the procedure.