The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s decision to end his state’s Medicaid contract with Planned Parenthood violates federal law.

In a court filing that appears to support Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit days before the Jindal administration and Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) head to federal court over the decision, the DOJ said Jindal’s administration has not adequately shown why the abortion provider’s contract should be terminated, and that the decision violates laws that allow Medicaid patients to choose their own medical doctors, reports nola.com.

PPGC is asking the court for a temporary restraining order against the Jindal administration’s decision to cut its federal funding.

“Louisiana has not proffered sufficient reasons to terminate Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast from its Medicaid program,” the DOJ said in a statement of interest. “Terminating (Planned Parenthood) from its Medicaid program without providing any justification … would violate Louisiana’s obligations under the Medicaid statute by denying Medicaid beneficiaries of their right to obtain medical care from the qualified providers of their choice.”

Read the article “DOJ: Bobby Jindal’s Decision to Strip Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funds Violates Federal Law” on breitbart.com.