Blue states sue after GOP targets Planned Parenthood with Medicaid cuts
Source: Courthouse News Service
July 29, 2025
(CN) — A coalition of Democratic states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its efforts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics through the GOP’s tax legislation, which blocks the organization’s affiliates from receiving Medicaid payments.
In their 83-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, the states claim the legislation unconstitutionally punishes Planned Parenthood for its abortion advocacy, violating the organization's First Amendment rights and threatening the health of the millions of Americans who use the group’s clinics for health care.
The states pinpointed the “defund provision” in the GOP’s new tax package, referred to broadly as the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Donald Trump and his allies. That provision “eliminates the use of federal funds for any health care obtained at Planned Parenthood health centers,” the coalition claims. “The defund provision will prevent Planned Parenthood health centers from providing health care to millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for their essential healthcare needs,” the states say in the complaint.
Abortions are generally not eligible to receive federal funding, except in rare situations, despite unfounded claims by politicians and anti-abortion activists. While Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the country, the Medicaid payments received by their clinics go towards other forms of health care, including cancer screenings, physical exams, vasectomies, colonoscopies and other services.
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Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/planned-parenthood-states-lawsuit-trump-administration.pdf
This NEW. The earlier suit was Planned Parenthood itself suing the administration for defunding via the BBB -
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143492468
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143492827
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143499928
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143503116 (the latest)