Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A three-judge panel on Tuesday overturned an injunction that stopped the Trump administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston placed a hold on U.S. District Court of Massachusetts Judge Indira Talwani's order blocking a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that eliminated Medicaid funding for providers of tax-exempt abortion services.
Talwani agreed with arguments made by respective attorneys general for 22 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the funding block on Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers that also provide reproductive health and family planning services if they received more than $800,000 in Medicaid funding in 2023.
California, New York and Connecticut are the lead plaintiffs in the case, and a spokesperson for California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the appellate court's ruling was disappointing but would not stop the state from "ensuring vulnerable Californians can access the healthcare they need," The Guardian reported.
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