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December 3, 2025

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Cutting Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood
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A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from
cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood and its affiliates across
22 states. The Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration back
in July after the One Big Beautiful Bill contained a provision that
barred Medicaid reimbursements to nonprofits that provide abortions. In
her ruling, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said that the law would
"increase the percentage of patients unable to receive birth control and
preventive screenings, thereby prompting an increase in states'
healthcare costs." Planned Parenthood responded to the ruling, saying,
"The district court again recognized the 'defund' law for what it is:
unconstitutional and dangerous."


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