Federal judge sympathetic to lawsuit to end Obamacare

A federal judge appeared to be sympathetic to the legal argument used by 20 states to make the case for striking down Obamacare’s pre-existing condition protections during a critical hearing on Wednesday, according to a report.

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor presided over the hearing Wednesday in Fort Worth, Texas on the lawsuit brought by Texas and 19 other states. The hearing was on a preliminary injunction to halt federal enforcement of the law while the lawsuit makes its way through the courts. If O’Connor grants it, insurers would no longer be required to include protections for people with pre-existing conditions in Obamacare plans.