Overview

• A federal injunction issued July 28 by Judge Indira Talwani bars Health and Human Services from enforcing a one-year suspension of Medicaid reimbursements for high-volume abortion providers, covering all Planned Parenthood clinics through the appeal.
• On July 29, attorneys general from more than 20 states sued in a Massachusetts federal court, challenging the law’s unclear language and alleging it unconstitutionally targets reproductive health providers.
• Planned Parenthood and providers like Maine Family Planning say the funding cut could force about 200 clinic closures in 24 states and deprive over one million Medicaid patients of contraception, cancer screenings and STD testing.
• The Department of Health and Human Services counters that states should not fund organizations prioritizing political advocacy over patient care and that the measure preserves state flexibility and accountability.
• Judge Talwani warned that allowing the cuts would likely raise rates of unintended pregnancies and untreated sexually transmitted infections among vulnerable populations.