A new legal opinion on public hospitals and access to reproductive services could have implications for three hospitals in Skagit and Snohomish counties as they seek to affiliate with a bigger health system.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued an opinion Wednesday, saying public hospital districts funded with state taxes that provide maternity services must also provide contraceptives and abortion, or equivalent services and information.
Although the opinion can’t be enforced,…
A new legal opinion on public hospitals and access to reproductive services could have implications for three hospitals in Skagit and Snohomish counties as they seek to affiliate with a bigger health system.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued an opinion Wednesday, saying public hospital districts funded with state taxes that provide maternity services must also provide contraceptives and abortion, or equivalent services and information.
Although the opinion can’t be enforced,…