Federal Judge Pauses Trump Administration's Planned Parenthood Defunding Measure

A national judge connected Monday prevented nan Trump administration from enforcing portion of a monolithic taxation and spending measure that would artifact Medicaid backing for Planned Parenthood wellness centers.

The impermanent restraining bid by Judge Indira Talwani successful Massachusetts blocks nan "big, beautiful bill's" proviso to defund nan family readying provider. 

At rumor is nan proviso successful nan caller taxation and spending measure signed into rule by President Donald Trump connected July 4 that eliminates 1 twelvemonth of Medicaid payments from Planned Parenthood wellness centers because nan statement besides provides abortions.

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A Planned Parenthood sign. A national judge has paused nan Trump management from enforcing portion of a monolithic taxation and spending measure that would artifact Medicaid backing for Planned Parenthood wellness centers. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

A White House charismatic told Fox News Digital that nan Trump management is committed to ending nan usage of national payer dollars to money aliases beforehand elective abortions. The charismatic noted that nan administration's stance is simply a commonsense position that nan overwhelming mostly of Americans work together with.

On Monday, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, nan Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah revenge a suit successful federal court.

"The prohibition specifically targets Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its personnel wellness attraction providers successful bid to punish them for lawful activity, namely advocating for and providing ineligible abortion entree wholly extracurricular nan Medicaid programme and without utilizing immoderate national funds," nan suit states. 

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If allowed to stand, Planned Parenthood said nan proviso would person "devastating consequences" for nan much than 1 cardinal patients who usage Medicaid arsenic their security astatine Planned Parenthood wellness centers crossed nan state to get commencement power and crab screenings, among different services. 

Dominique Lee, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, said nan statement has a agelong history of fighting for intersexual and reproductive freedom.

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"The Trump administration’s hell-bent ambitions to adjacent our clinics and wantonness our patients won’t extremity us. Let maine beryllium crystal clear: We are not intimidated. We were built for this moment," she said. "Here successful Massachusetts, we conflict back, and we will ne'er beryllium bullied into turning our backs connected wellness attraction aliases quality rights."