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Court allows Trump-backed cuts to Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to enforce in a collection of Democratic-led states a provision of his signature tax and domestic policy bill that deprives Planned Parenthood health centers of Medicaid funding if they perform abortions.
Florida sues Planned Parenthood over abortion pill safety
Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is “misrepresenting the safety” of abortion pills.
Western District upholds abortion access amid legal fight
The Missouri appeals court upholds access to abortion, affirming lower court’s pause on the state ban as legal challenges to its constitutionality continue.
Abortion providers say Missouri’s AG is trying to get patient records
Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of Planned Parenthood patients who've had abortions, officials who oversee clinics in Kansas City and St. Louis said in legal filings.
Trump’s court picks, including four from Missouri, deepen anti-abortion influence
Several of Trump’s judicial nominees from Missouri have defended abortion bans, challenged mifepristone, and shaped national abortion policy.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.
Justices nix suit to lift Planned Parenthood Medicaid exclusion
The Supreme Court ruled Medicaid beneficiaries can’t sue under §1983 to lift South Carolina exclusion of Planned Parenthood as approved provider.
Supreme Court says states can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court says Planned Parenthood says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings without facing lawsuits from patients.
Abortions canceled again in Missouri after ruling from state Supreme Court
Planned Parenthood halted abortions in Missouri on Tuesday after the state’s top court ordered new rulings in the tumultuous legal saga over a ban that voters struck down last November.
Eastern District OKs AG’s CID to Planned Parenthood
The court rules the attorney general’s subpoena of Planned Parenthood over gender care for minors is valid under consumer law and not barred by HIPAA protections.
Trump administration pauses some family planning grants as it investigates compliance with laws
The federal government has paused $27.5 million for organizations that provide family planning, contraception, cancer screenings and sexually transmitted infection services as it investigates whether they're complying with the law.
Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions
Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.
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