Planned Parenthood

The state argues that no one’s rights were violated when it decided to exclude Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on April 2 weighed whether South Carolina can stop abortion provider Planned Parenthood from taking part in the state’s Medicaid program. Medicaid is a joint federal–state program that offers health insurance coverage to low-income Americans. Although the case, known as Medina v....

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that will determine whether South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. But with clear legal precedent stating that they can’t, how did this case even end up before the Supreme Court? And, given how far the court has gone to accommodate the MAGA agenda, is the outcome of this case in doubt? Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your...

Planned Parenthood now sees an opening to try to protect gender-affirming care in California, similar to how the state moved to enshrine abortion rights under the first Trump administration. Several of the proposals build on shield laws and privacy protections the groups first pushed for to cover abortion providers and patients in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. “Plain and simple, we’re protecting our patients and providers,” Jodi Hicks, CEO of the group’s California advocacy group, told POLITICO. “We’re really looking at everything...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, angrily responded to President Donald Trump shutting down federal funds that went to abortions provided by Planned Parenthood. The abortion provider said in a release that nine of its affiliates were informed Monday evening that the Trump administration would temporarily withhold their Title X funding over possible violations of Trump's executive orders. 'Woke up this morning to the Trump Administration freezing ALL of CA’s Title X funding.' "Woke up this morning to the Trump Administration freezing ALL of CA’s Title X funding," he wrote....

Planned Parenthood admittedly did everything in its "power to keep Donald Trump from the White House" in the lead-up to the 2024 election. Having failed miserably, the organization — not only the single largest provider of abortions nationwide but also a top provider of sex-change services — may now lose some of its federal funding. Last week, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that the agency was considering an immediate freeze of $27.5 million in grants to Planned Parenthood. On Monday, the abortion...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined the effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding. The group's marriage and pro-life committees wrote a letter to House and Senate lawmakers Thursday, the same day anti-abortion groups gathered in the nation's capital for a lobbying effort that targets federal Medicaid funding for the abortion provider, Catholic News Agency reported Monday.

Former Planned Parenthood employee Mayra Rodriguez told Newsmax the feelings affecting everyone involved with an abortion are hard to overcome. Rodriguez told "Saturday Agenda" the impact can only be described as "trauma." "There is trauma for women who had abortions. There's trauma for women who participate in working on abortion, doctors working on abortion. There's trauma." The former employee and later Director of a Planned Parenthood office said she is away from that difficult situation, now working with the organization And Then There Were None to offer aid and support...