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June 28, 2011

Wisconsin Bans Planned Parenthood Funds, Indiana Issues Injunction Against Blocking It From Medicaid 
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There have been a series of developments in the struggle over
reproductive rights in the United States. On Sunday, Wisconsin became
the latest state to ban funding for the group Planned Parenthood and its
nine clinics state-wide. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker approved the cuts
as part of a $66 billion budget bill slashing public spending. The move
against Planned Parenthood follows earlier measures in Kansas and North
Carolina. But in a blow to the defunding effort, a federal judge in
Indiana has issued an injunction against a state law blocking Planned
Parenthood from taking part in Medicaid. The Indiana ruling marked
Planned Parenthood’s first ruling against the wave of defunding laws.
Alabama, meanwhile, has recently become the sixth state to ban abortions
after the 20th week of pregnancy, following Nebraska, Idaho, Indiana,
Kansas and Oklahoma. Reproductive rights groups have yet to file a
lawsuit, but say challenges are forthcoming.



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