BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals courtroom panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to dam Medicaid funds to Deliberate Parenthood whereas authorized challenges proceed.
A federal decide in July dominated Deliberate Parenthood clinics nationwide should proceed to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding because the nation’s largest abortion supplier fights Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the group in his signature tax laws.
Medicaid is a authorities well being care program that serves hundreds of thousands of low-income and disabled Individuals. Practically half of Deliberate Parenthood’s sufferers depend on Medicaid.
A provision in Trump’s tax invoice instructed the federal authorities to finish Medicaid funds for one 12 months to abortion suppliers that obtained greater than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023, even to these like Deliberate Parenthood that additionally supply medical companies like contraception, being pregnant exams and STD testing.
Deliberate Parenthood Federation of America and its member organizations in Massachusetts and Utah filed a lawsuit in July in opposition to Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“Whereas the Trump administration desires to tear away reproductive freedom, we’re right here to say loud and clear: we is not going to again down,” Dominique Lee, President and CEO of Deliberate Parenthood League of Massachusetts stated in an announcement. “This isn’t over.”
The U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies didn’t instantly reply to a web based request for remark.
Deliberate Parenthood stated Thursday’s ruling implies that greater than 1.1 million sufferers can’t use their Medicaid insurance coverage at its well being facilities. That additionally places as many as 200 of these well being facilities susceptible to closure, Deliberate Parenthood stated in an announcement.
Deliberate Parenthood says it’s the nation’s main supplier and advocate of reasonably priced sexual and reproductive well being care, in addition to the nation’s largest supplier of intercourse training.
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