Judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding provision of One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Published July 28, 2025 12:21pm ET



A federal judge on Monday blocked the enforcement of a portion of President Donald Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have prevented Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and other large abortion providers. 

The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston on Monday permanently blocks the GOP-passed measure cutting off Medicaid reimbursement to Planned Parenthood members. Talwani’s ruling replaces a preliminary injunction she placed on the provision earlier this month.

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