A federal judge in Boston has reaffirmed her decision to temporarily block a key provision in former President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill that would strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, citing constitutional concerns.
A provision in a Trump-backed federal spending law threatens to strip Planned Parenthood of key Medicaid funding, endangering clinics nationwide, especially in states where abortion remains legal and travel for care is already surging post-Roe.
Some Planned Parenthood affiliates have begun rejecting Medicaid patients after a Trump-signed law aimed at defunding the organization took effect. A recent court order has temporarily blocked the provision, but confusion and care disruptions persist.
As the legal battle over abortion continues across the U.S., Wisconsin’s top court struck down a 175-year-old ban, and Montana's voter-approved constitutional protections took effect. Meanwhile, 31 states have kept abortion legal, while 19 maintain severe restrictions following the fall of Roe v. Wade.
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