A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against Trinity Health Corp., a 90-hospital group based in Livonia, Mich., for its anti-abortion policies was dismissed Monday, according to MLive.
The ACLU lawsuit called for an injunction against the strict abortion policies of the faith-based hospital group, which bars abortions under any circumstances under the directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, according to the report. The lawsuit argues pregnant members of ACLU are at risk of serious harm if they complications during pregnancy. It gave the example of one member who was unable to get an abortion at Trinity even though she had emergency complications and needed the procedure to "stabilize her condition," according to the report.
U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain ruled that the allegations of harm were too vague and even if the past example given was factual, it was not enough to create standing, according to the report. He ruled ACLU could not guarantee pregnant members would have complications, require hospitalization or even seek treatment at Trinity facilities, according to the report.
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