Overview
- On July 28, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani expanded a partial injunction to bar enforcement of the defunding provision for all Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide.
- The blocked provision would have banned Medicaid reimbursements for one year to providers receiving more than $800,000 in Medicaid funds in 2023 and offering abortions.
- Talwani ruled the measure likely amounts to an unconstitutional bill of attainder that punishes Planned Parenthood without judicial trial and warned it threatens patients’ access to contraception, STI testing, and cancer screenings.
- Planned Parenthood has said the funding loss could jeopardize nearly 200 clinics and disrupt care for over 1 million Medicaid patients.
- The Department of Health and Human Services has appealed the order, arguing states should not be required to fund organizations engaged in political advocacy.