Federal judge blocks Obama mandate forcing doctors to perform abortions, transgender surgeries

The rule was finalized in May and was to go into effect on Sunday

Judge blocks Obama mandate forcing doctors to perform abortions, transgender surgeries

President-elect Donald Trump can undo many of President Obama’s executive orders with the stroke of a pen, but rolling back a key new mandate forcing religious doctors and hospitals to perform abortions and transgender surgeries looks to be a much more protracted legal battle. Many judges have begun to adopt the administration’s expansive interpretation of Title…