Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration following a new bill that bans it from receiving federal Medicaid funding. The lawsuit claims this action violates First Amendment rights. The bill prohibits nonprofits offering abortion services that earn over $800,000 in Medicaid payments from receiving federal funds. Planned Parenthood argues the law is a targeted attack on its advocacy and services. A temporary injunction has been issued, which will only apply to Planned Parenthood, despite the fact that it predominantly serves Medicaid patients across various states.
"The Defund Provision is a naked attempt to leverage the government's spending power to attack and penalize Planned Parenthood and impermissibly single it out for unfavorable treatment."
"Most abortion providers aren't even close to meeting that $800,000 threshold, so Planned Parenthood argued that the bill was a backdoor attempt to target the organization for its abortion rights advocacy."
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