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Judge Blocks Trump's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Cut

Judge Blocks Trump's Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding Cut

Above: The exterior of a Planned Parenthood in St Louis. Image copyright: Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images

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This ruling protects essential healthcare access for millions of low-income Americans who depend on Medicaid. Cutting funding would force clinic closures and leave over a million patients without access to contraception, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted disasesdiseases. The law clearly targets Planned Parenthood despite the fact that it also provides legal non-abortion services.

This decision undermines democratic legislation and forces taxpayers to fund organizations that prioritize political advocacy over patient care. States should have the flexibility to direct healthcare funding to comprehensive community health centers that outnumber Planned Parenthood facilities 15 to 1, without the controversial abortion services.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that at least 52% of U.S. states will have Casey-era abortion rights in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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