US EditionJudge blocks Trump administration from cutting Planned Parenthood funding
UNITED STATES, JUL 22 – A federal judge blocked Medicaid cuts to some Planned Parenthood affiliates that do not provide abortions or receive less than $800,000 in funding while litigation continues.
- On July 7, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a Trump administration provision to defund Planned Parenthood nationwide.
- The legal challenge arose after the July 4 signing of a budget reconciliation bill that bars Medicaid funds for providers affiliated with abortion services for one year.
- Talwani noted Planned Parenthood likely succeeds on its First Amendment claim that the funding ban punishes members who oppose abortion but are affiliated, while the law lacks evidence of fund commingling.
- Planned Parenthood serves over 1.1 million patients nationally, and officials warned that funding cuts risked closing nearly 200 clinics and causing a public health crisis.
- The judge’s order temporarily shields some members from the ban, but the continued lawsuit suggests ongoing legal and public health debates regarding Medicaid funding restrictions.
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Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Withholding Planned Parenthood Funds
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois names new president
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Local Planned Parenthood to Suffer Impact of Medicaid Defunding
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois announces new president amid fight to keep Medicaid funds
Planned Parenthood of Illinois has a new president after the organization's last leader stepped down earlier this year. Adrienne White-Faines will lead the reproductive healthcare nonprofit starting in September. She starts the job at a critical point for Planned Parenthood as the national organization fights to keep Medicaid funds that support clinics nationwide. White-Faines was most recently the chief strategy officer for the American College…
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