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September 12, 2025

Federal Appeals Courts Allows Trump Admin to Cut Off Medicaid Funds to Planned Parenthood
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A federal appeals court ruled Thursday in favor of the Trump
administration, allowing it to block Medicaid funds to Planned
Parenthood and its members. In a statement, Planned Parenthood said the
cuts put 200 Planned Parenthood health centers at risk of closure, with
more than 1.1 million patients unable to use Medicaid to pay for
reproductive health services. Planned Parenthood's President Alexis Mc
Gill Johnson said, "We will continue to fight this unconstitutional law,
even though this court has allowed it to impact patients."


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