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Planned Parenthood has vowed to take the Trump administration to court
over a provision in the newly-passed megabill that would “defund” the
nonprofit for up to one year.
Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of the organization, said on
Thursday the reconciliation bill is an “unlawful” and “targeted attack” on
the organization and its patients.
“Everyone deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care. That’s
what we’ve been fighting for the last century — and we’ll never stop,”
McGill Johnson said in a statement. “We’ll be suing the Trump
administration to stop this unlawful attack. See you in court.”
The bill, which passed in the House on Thursday and now awaits President
Donald Trump’s signature, includes a provision that would prohibit
providers that offer abortions from accepting Medicaid funding for any
other reproductive health care services.
The decision followed a Supreme Court ruling that will make it easier for states to deprive Planned Parenthood and other clinics from receiving any Medicaid funding.
The provision was a major success for Republicans and anti-abortion
advocates who have long called for the federal government to withhold
funding to the organization over its abortion services.
SBA Pro-Life America, one of the nation’s largest anti-abortion groups, celebrated the House vote on Thursday. “Defunding the abortion industry,
led by Planned Parenthood, marks the greatest pro-life victory since the
Dobbs decision,” Marjorie Dannenfelser, the organization’s president, said
in a statement.
Planned Parenthood has said its services are “essential” to the nation’s
health care services.
Nearly 200 Planned Parenthood centers across 24 states are at risk of
closures because of the provision, the group said. Ninety percent of those closures would occur in states where abortion is still legal. If that came
to pass, Planned Parenthood said more than 1 million patients could lose
access to birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, and abortion.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/07/03/congress/planned- parenthood-trump-lawsuit-00439702
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