US EditionJudge blocks Trump administration from cutting Planned Parenthood funding
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 22 – A federal judge halted funding cuts targeting Planned Parenthood clinics with fewer than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements, preserving essential non-abortion health services for now.
- Monday’s ruling by Judge Talwani in Boston grants a preliminary injunction blocking Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood, citing an unconstitutional condition.
- Earlier this month, Planned Parenthood Federation of America sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., challenging the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed Congress without Democratic support and was signed July 4 by President Trump.
- In her order, Talwani wrote the injunction risks minimal harm to the administration and applies only to Planned Parenthood members that do not provide abortions or receive less than $800,000 in annual Medicaid reimbursements, alleging an "unconstitutional condition."
- Under the preliminary injunction, the pause on defunding remains in effect indefinitely, and the Trump administration is likely to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
- Meanwhile, Maine Family Planning has filed a separate lawsuit to restore Medicaid funding, as Planned Parenthood warns the loss could close about 200 clinics and harm nonabortion services.
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