Gov. Josh Shapiro is suing the Trump administration, alongside 22 other states, over a policy that would block Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving Medicaid funding. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, argues that a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — the Republicans’ sprawling spending and tax bill passed earlier this month — excludes Planned Parenthood health centers from federal

Planned Parenthood doctors often provide primary care for people with severe disabilities. Recent clinic closures are leaving those patients stranded.

The ruling prevents the enforcement of a policy that would have barred clinics providing abortions from receiving Title X family planning funds.

Planned Parenthood could be forced to close hundreds of its clinics if the Republicans’ reconciliation bill is signed into law

Southwest Ohio is going to lose two reproductive health clinics due to the federal budget changes to Medicaid, a loss that could mean more abortions will happen, according to the leader of the clinics.

H.R. 1 prohibits Medicaid payments for one year to nonprofit organizations that provide abortions and also received at least $800,000 in federal funding in 2023.

Planned Parenthood operates about 40% of the more than 4,000 clinics that receive money under Title X. In some rural communities, Planned Parenthood is the only provider of such services.

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title X, which has long helped low-income women access contraception.

I’ll make this brief. I wrote to both Massachusetts Senators about my objections to funding Planned Parenthood. Senator Warren has yet to reply but when Senator Markey did reply it

In its current form, the Republican spending bill would not only cause abortion clinics to close. It would also affect insurance coverage for abortion and reproductive care.

Forty percent of the 4 million patients who are cared for through Title X funds do so through Planned Parenthood across the country. A total of 1.5 million people, many of whom can only go to Planned Parenthood, receive on-site IUD application or other forms of birth control. Many are people of color.