A US District Court ruling has resulted in the loss of $300 million in federal funding for every Planned Parenthood location in California. This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling allowing states to withhold Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood and a provision in Trump's legislation banning Medicaid reimbursements for nonprofit health clinics providing abortions. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit claiming these cuts are unconstitutional and harmful to public health. The ruling threatens essential healthcare services for low-income individuals and those reliant on Medicaid, but it preserves funding for clinics that do not provide abortions or meet certain reimbursement thresholds.
The Planned Parenthood defund will be felt in every corner of the state and will disproportionately impact people who have low incomes, rely on Medicaid programs, or have no other options for health care.
A US District Court ruling stripped every Planned Parenthood location in California of all federal funding, which amounts to about $300 million statewide, though that loss could still be overturned.
The ruling preserves funding for any Planned Parenthood clinics that don't provide abortion care or didn't meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America sued the federal government, arguing the cuts were unconstitutional and would result in the spread of STDs and cancer.
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