Judge extends pause on Trump’s plan to defund Planned Parenthood

Published July 21, 2025 11:44pm ET



A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts the Trump administration from defunding the nation’s largest abortion provider through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani found that the law passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump violates Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment and equal protection rights.

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