Dems Win Round One

Federally funded family planning clinics in Ohio can continue to make abortion referrals for now, a federal court rules…in a setback for Republicans who have sued to restore a Trump-era ban on the practice. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati denied a request by Ohio and 11 other states to pause rules for the federal government’s family planning program while their case is heard. The states were eager to stop implementation before the next round of federal grants starts rolling out in March, officials say.