A federal judge on Monday extended a partial block on the Trump administration’s attempt to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood under a new law signed by former President Donald Trump.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction that temporarily protects some Planned Parenthood affiliates while the organization’s lawsuit against the administration proceeds. The order does not apply to all affiliates.
According to Planned Parenthood, the administration is now barred from enforcing the funding restrictions against affiliates in states where abortion is already banned or those that received under $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in 2023.
The funding ban is part of Trump’s recently signed domestic policy package—dubbed his “big, beautiful bill”—which prohibits Medicaid recipients from using providers that also offer abortion services.
“This fight is far from over,” Planned Parenthood said in a statement. “We’re grateful the court recognized the danger of this law, but we’re disappointed not all affiliates were granted protection today. If these providers are defunded, the consequences could be catastrophic for public health.”
Judge Talwani, appointed by President Barack Obama, had previously issued a temporary 14-day restraining order on July 7 after Planned Parenthood’s national office and affiliates in Massachusetts and Utah sued the Trump administration.
Though the legislation does not specifically name Planned Parenthood, it effectively targets the organization by barring funding to providers “primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care” that also perform abortions.
Planned Parenthood warned that nearly 200 of its clinics could be forced to shut down, jeopardizing access to contraception, STI testing and treatment, and cancer screenings across the country.
In her ruling, Talwani stated that Planned Parenthood was likely to succeed on its First Amendment claim, arguing that the law punishes providers not just for offering abortions, but for being affiliated with groups that do.
“Rather than simply barring Medicaid-funded affiliates from performing abortions, the statute penalizes them for associating with any entity that does,” Talwani wrote. “There is no evidence that these affiliates are sharing funds used for abortion services. The restriction thus targets protected associations, not direct activities.”
Originally, the funding ban was written to last ten years, but Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough later reduced it to one year.
Planned Parenthood is also suing the Trump administration in a separate case over cuts to a federal teen pregnancy prevention program. In court filings, five Planned Parenthood networks argue that the administration’s vague restrictions on language related to diversity and equity could effectively disqualify them from continuing to provide services they’ve offered for years.
