Overview

• U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted Planned Parenthood a temporary injunction on July 21 blocking the Trump administration from enforcing the funding ban under the new tax and health law.
• The contested provision bars clinics that received over $800,000 in federal funding in 2023 and offer abortions from state Medicaid reimbursements for services like cancer screenings and STI treatment.
• Talwani’s order applies only to Planned Parenthood and leaves other affected providers, including Maine Family Planning, subject to the one-year ban while their lawsuits continue.
• Critics say GOP senators set the $800,000 funding threshold to specifically target Planned Parenthood and similar health centers without naming them directly.
• The administration is expected to appeal the injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit as litigation tests federal authority over Medicaid provider exclusions.