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DETROIT (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Roman Catholic hospital group that was challenged over its anti-abortion policy.
Detroit federal Judge Gershwin Drain says the American Civil Liberties Union and its members have no standing to sue Trinity Health Corp.
In a 13-page decision Monday, he said the ACLU failed to explain what medical conditions would place their members at risk or if they are currently at risk. The judge says any harm is "speculative."
Trinity is based in suburban Detroit. The ACLU said women who develop complications are being discriminated against because Trinity won't terminate pregnancies.
An attorney for Trinity, Kevin Theriot (TAIR'-ee-oh), says no one should be forced to perform abortions.
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