Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Admin over Defunding in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

The organization filed the lawsuit in Boston federal court, arguing that the provision is unconstitutional and will block its nearly 600 centers from receiving Medicaid reimbursements, Reuters reported.

“The true design of the Defund Provision is simply to express disapproval of, attack, and punish Planned Parenthood, which plays a particularly prominent role in the public debate over abortion,” Planned Parenthood said.

The lawsuit comes after Planned Parenthood told the Trump administration on July 3, “We’ll see you in court.” The organization claimed that the provision could result in nearly 200 Planned Parenthood locations in 24 states becoming at risk of closure, with 90 percent of those closures occurring in states where abortion is still legal. The organization also argued that more than 1 million women could lose access to other treatments besides abortions, like cancer screenings and STI testing — services that have notably been trending downward, according to Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report.

The passage of the provision defunding Planned Parenthood for one year comes after a major campaign by conservatives and pro-life organizations urging Republicans and President Donald Trump to end taxpayer dollars to abortion organizations through reconciliation — as Congress did in 2015 and 2017.

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