Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal judge on July 21 extended an order blocking enforcement of a provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which President Donald Trump signed into …

This week in Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to conduct further layoffs of federal workers, declined to revive a hardline Florida immigration law, …

The judge in Boston placed a two-week hold on a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have stopped Planned Parenthood Medicaid payments for a year.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 26 that South Carolina could make the decision to end Planned Parenthood’s participation in the state Medicaid program.

A proposed House budget is drawing fire from some critics over its cuts to Medicaid, while drawing praise from others for promises to defund abortion providers.

The latest Planned Parenthood annual report shows abortions are up from the previous year’s report amid an $100 million increase in government funding.

A group of House Republicans have reportedly expressed opposition to eliminating Planned Parenthood’s federal funding through the budget reconciliation process.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., suggested April 29 the budget blueprint backed by President Donald Trump could “redirect funds away” from abortion providers.

The high court heard oral argument April 2 in a case concerning South Carolina’s attempt to prevent ​the abortion provider from receiving Medicaid funds.

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