Trump can block Medicaid funds to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood, court rules

The US Court of Appeals has ruled that the Trump administration can block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood, a move that may lead to the closure of around 200 clinics across the country. Reproductive rights groups have condemned the ruling, calling it a "backdoor abortion ban." The lower court's preliminary injunction, which had prevented the Trump administration from implementing the provision in its tax and spending bill that would have barred Planned Parenthood from participating in Medicaid for one year, has been lifted by the appeals court.
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