Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman. Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the complaint Monday in Humboldt County Superior Court. Anna Nusslock was rushed to Providence in Eureka after her water broke 15 weeks into her pregnancy with twins. The lawsuit said the doctor at Providence said they could not perform an abortion so long as a heartbeat was detectable unless the mother’s life was sufficiently at risk. Providence said in a statement that it provides emergency services to everyone in accordance with state and federal law.