A federal appeals court has allowed implementation of a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would eliminate Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates for one year.
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Federal Judge Rules Maine Abortion Clinic Network Can Lose Medicaid Funding
A federal judge in Maine declined on Aug. 25 to prevent the government from stripping Medicaid funding from a network of abortion providers in Maine, arguing that doing so would circumvent “the will of the people as expressed by Congress.”
Federal Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding Indefinitely
A federal judge on July 28 ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding, indefinitely blocking a provision in President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda that would strip those funds for one year.
Judge Blocks Defunding of Some, but Not All, Planned Parenthood Groups
A federal judge on July 21 extended an order blocking enforcement of a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, that would have stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year.
Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding Provision Backed by Bishops
A federal judge placed a temporary restraining order on a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4, that would have stopped Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for a year.
A Victory for Life: Pro-Life Vigil Celebrates Planned Parenthood Clinic Closure
100 pro-life supporters gathered at 26 Bleecker Street in Manhattan, New York to celebrate Planned Parenthood of Greater New York closing its clinic after 36 years.
Former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards Dies at 67
Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and progressive activist, died Jan. 20 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She was 67.
Nebraska’s High Court Upholds Law Restricting Abortion, Transgender Interventions for Minors
The Nebraska Supreme Court July 26 upheld a law that combined a 12-week abortion ban with a measure banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
States Considering Bills That Would Require Students to Watch Videos on Development of Life in the Womb
A bill on the Tennessee governor’s desk would require public school students to watch a three-minute computer-generated video on fetal development. The film, “Meet Baby Olivia,” is produced by the pro-life group, Live Action, which conducts undercover investigative reports on Planned Parenthood and abortion facilities.
Bishop Says VP Harris Should Visit an Organization at ‘Service of Life,’ Not Abortion Clinic
On the day Vice President Kamala Harris visited an abortion clinic in Minnesota, a first for a U.S. vice president, the head of the U.S. bishops’ conference Committee on Pro-Life Activities said she should have instead visited an agency or organization at the service of life.