State sues Catholic hospital in California for illegally denying emergency abortion

State sues Catholic hospital in California for illegally denying emergency abortion

Anna Nusslock never expected to be denied an emergency abortion by a hospital in California, a state with some of the strongest abortion rights protections. In February, Nusslock, 36, a chiropractor in Eureka, went to the nearest emergency room, at Providence St. Joseph Hospital, after her water broke just 15 weeks into pregnancy. Doctors said…