Planned Parenthood – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

22 Sep

Planned Parenthood ‘resolved’ to keep serving Kentuckians even without Medicaid dollars

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Kentucky, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights

Planned Parenthood’s leadership has “no plans” to close its two Kentucky locations following a judge’s ruling that the government can block Medicaid funding to the organization for a year.

18 Sep

WA will replace Planned Parenthood’s lost Medicaid funding with state dollars

CoreyLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Washington State

A court ruling last week halted federal Medicaid payments going to the nonprofit. Meanwhile, a push is on to reverse state cuts to an abortion access program.

15 Sep

Wisconsin clinics at risk as federal court weighs Planned Parenthood defunding

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

For decades, the Hyde Amendment has largely barred federal funds from paying for abortion services, but this provision goes further. It bars Medicaid reimbursement for all Planned Parenthood services, including contraception care, STD testing, cancer screenings and more.

09 Sep

Medicaid reimbursements may be withheld from Planned Parenthood. But the embattled nonprofit has seen this before

RandyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

What would happen if a nonprofit organization lost $1 million worth of federal funding for a year? Would it affect how many people they can help? Or maybe even cause the organization to close some of their locations?

23 Aug

Planned Parenthood bets on redistricting to push back against GOP funding cuts

RandyLatest NewsCalifornia, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Redistricting, Reproductive rights, United States

Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.

20 Aug

Planned Parenthood Bets on Redistricting To Push Back Against GOP Funding Cuts

RileyLatest NewsGerrymandering, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights

Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care.

15 Aug

Planned Parenthood role as Indiana Medicaid provider at risk as AG strikes at decade-old injunction

ChaseLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS

The state cited a SCOTUS switch-up in arguing it should be able to enforce a 2011 law.

10 Aug

Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliate rejects Medicaid amid fears over Trump cuts

RandyLatest NewsHealthcare, Ohio, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Group fears administration could try to claw back Medicaid payments if judge’s ruling on reimbursements is overturned

08 Aug

Congresswoman Friedman Announces Legislation to Restore Planned Parenthood Funding

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) held a press conference at West Hollywood City Hall alongside city officials, members of local Planned Parenthoods, and healthcare providers to introduce the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act. Friedman’s new bicameral legislation aims to repeal a recently enacted Republican ban on Medicaid reimbursements for services provided at Planned Parenthood clinics. The bill is seen as a critical step toward protecting vital and affordable healthcare services that millions of Americans rely on.

30 Jul

Maryland joins states suing federal government over funding ban for Planned Parenthood

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Healthcare, Maryland, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration, United States

Suit comes day after federal judge blocked Trump administration’s ban in Medicaid funding for certain health care providers

27 Jul

No, California is not guaranteed to remain an abortion haven

MollyEvents & Action, Latest News, United StatesAbortion Care, Abortion Haven, Abortion Rights, Budget deficit, California, Healthcare, Northern California, Planned Parenthood, United States

"The sudden closure of five Planned Parenthood clinics in Northern California last week reveals a sad, stark truth: California is not the national “haven” for abortion rights that it has aspired to be since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. No state could be under Republican rule in Washington, or while federal law trumps state law, the Supreme Court majority opposes abortion rights and clinics are reliant on federal money to survive. There are few options to fix this problem, even in California, the world’s fourth-largest economy. The state barely covered its budget deficit this year, and it has holes…

15 Jul

Abortion-related travel could face another ‘shock to the system’ under new spending law

ChaseLatest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Rights, Anti-abortion, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, travel, Trump

Trump’s law “defunds” Planned Parenthood, which could lead to clinic closures across the country. States where abortion is legal stand to be hit the hardest.

14 Jul

States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says

AlanLatest NewsHealthcare, legal news, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, SCOTUS, United States

States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled recently.The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court's conservatives was not directly about abortion, but it comes as Republicans back a wider push across the country to defund the organization. It closes off Planned Parenthood's primary court path to keeping Medicaid funding in place: patient lawsuits.

11 Jul

The ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood on pause for now as legal battles progress

DoryLatest NewsHealthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, United States

Federal funding to Planned Parenthood facilities in Virginia and across the nation are tied up in legal battles for the time being. A provision in Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” signed by President Donald Trump last week would block Medicaid payments for services at facilities like Planned Parenthood for up to a year.

28 Mar

Trump wants to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a case aimed at that.

ChaseLatest NewsBIPOC, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Trump, United States, Woman's Health

The case concerns a South Carolina policy that would prevent people from using Medicaid — which predominantly insures people of color — at the nation’s largest family planning provider.