A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration can proceed with blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, a decision that reproductive rights advocates warn will lead to the closure of clinics and limit access to healthcare services.
Colorado lawmakers have approved up to $4.4 million in Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers, replacing federal funding lost under a new law. The decision sparked sharp debate between pro-abortion rights and pro-life advocates.
Colorado lawmakers are scrambling to close a $1.2 billion budget hole caused by a new federal tax law, with Democrats advancing a bill to direct state funds to Medicaid reimbursements for abortion providers — a move Republicans and Catholic leaders fiercely oppose.
A federal judge in Maine has cleared the way for abortion providers in the state to lose Medicaid funding, ruling that Congress has the authority to restrict payments to health organizations that perform abortions.
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