A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a temporary restriction order against a disposition in the recently approved Megabill of President Donald Trump who would deny Planned Parenthood and his organizations members of funds from Medicaid for one year for health services without abortions.
Planned Parenthood, the largest reproductive health provider in the United States and two of its member organizations had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday for the provision, which the groups said they were destined to point to Planned Parenthood and its member organizations for access to abortion.
Although the HYDE amendment already prohibits the use of federal abortions, the provision would prevent suppliers that offer abortion services and who received more than $ 800,000 or more in federal medical funds in 2023 for receiving medicaid funds for other types of care for a year.
Judge Indira Talwani, who was nominated by former President Barack Obama, wrote in the temporary restriction order that “the defendants, their agents, employees, appointed, successors and any person who acts in concert or participation with the defendants will take all the necessary steps to ensure that Medicaid funds continue to be rough and its members of the Media Media League; Utah Paternity Association. “
The order will remain in force for 14 days, and a hearing has been established for July 21.
Planned Parenthood, in a statement on social networks on Monday night, wrote: “We are grateful that the court quickly acted to block this unconstitutional law that attacks the suppliers and patients of Planned Parenthood … The fight just begins, and we wait for our day in court!”
Planned Parenthood in Newtown Road in Virginia Beach, April 24, 2025.
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In his lawsuit, Planned Parenthood wrote that the provision of the bill was intended to “categorically prohibit the health centers associated with Planned Parenthood to receive refunds from Medicaid … to punish them for legal activities, namely, advocate and provide legal access to abortion at the same time outside the Medicaid program and without using federal funds.”
Mentioning that Planned Parenthood branches serve more than one million patients who use Medicaid every year, the group wrote: “Losing the ability to choose a Health Center Member of Planned Parenthood since their medical supplier will be devastating for Medicaid patients throughout the country.” The group also said that Clinics, Services and Planned Parenthood staff would probably be eliminated if clinics can no longer obtain the medicaid refund.
The demand appoints the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, along with their respective agencies, as plaintiffs. ABC News has communicated with HHS and CMS for comments.
Multiple groups that oppose access to abortion condemned the lawsuit, calling the bill a victory for their cause and frame Planned Parenthood as desperate.
“The despair of Planned Parenthood is shown while running towards the courts again to solve a crisis of their own creation. Again and again they trust the judges not chosen to rescue them due to problems, instead of solving deep systemic problems internally … As Planned Parenthood duplicates in the law of the law and the abortion policy, they demonstrate exactly why a great project is a great victory of law for a great victory of law. People, stopping half of a ticket tickets.
