US EditionUS judge temporarily blocks law barring Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood health centers
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The temporary block preserves Medicaid funding critical for nearly 1.1 million patients at risk of losing access to care at nearly 200 Planned Parenthood centers nationwide.
- A federal judge temporarily blocked the government from enforcing a provision that would have prevented Medicaid from reimbursing Planned Parenthood health centers.
- Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit challenging the law, saying it was an attempt to single out their organization and violate their First Amendment rights.
- The order blocks the provision's enforcement for 14 days, during which Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood will continue as usual.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
In Boston, a federal judge has temporarily blocked part of the newly passed Republican budget reconciliation bill that bars Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics. Monday’s injunction came just hours after Planned Parenthood sued to block the prohibition, arguing it unconstitutionally targets workers for their advocacy work and speech promoting reproductive rights. Advocates warn enforcement of the cuts would result in more than half of…
Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding • Missouri Independent
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)WASHINGTON — The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed a lawsuit. Republicans included language in their “big, beautiful bill” that would…
Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding • Louisiana Illuminator
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)WASHINGTON — The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed a lawsuit. Republicans included language in their “big, beautiful bill” that would…
East Tennessee advocates react to Planned Parenthood funding cuts in Big Beautiful Bill
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" may affect how some East Tennesseans get health care. The bill denies state Medicaid payments for one year to any health care nonprofit that offers abortions and received more than $800,000 in federal funding in 2023. This includes Planned Parenthood. The Hyde Amendment already prohibits the use of federal funding for abortions, but the "Big Beautiful Bill" stops these organ…
Liberal judge attempts to overrule Congress - Washington Examiner
Roe v. Wade may finally be gone, but liberal judges are continuing to prioritize abortion above all other aspects of the law, including the Constitution itself. The “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump included a provision blocking Medicaid dollars from being used to reimburse health providers who perform abortions. That is the more precise way to say that the bill defunds Planned Parenthood, the abortion…
Federal judge quickly rules in favor of Planned Parenthood in suit over Medicaid funding • Minnesota Reformer
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, is pictured on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by McKenzie Romero/Utah News Dispatch)WASHINGTON — The federal government cannot withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood for at least the next two weeks, after a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order the same day the organization filed a lawsuit. Republicans included language in their “big, beautiful bill” that would…
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