A provision in the budget reconciliation bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill that passed in Congress and was signed by President Trump effectively defunds the clinics. The law doesn't specifically name Planned Parenthood, but it bars Medicaid payments to large health care nonprofits that offer abortions.

The Founders gave Congress control over federal spending. But Planned Parenthood is now suing the federal government in denial of this fact.

Planned Parenthood has said that barring Medicaid coverage could lead to many patients not getting the care they need.

Planned Parenthood officials warn a new federal law could force hundreds of clinics to shut down, risking care for more than 1 million patients.

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"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that stops forced taxpayer funding of the abortion industry has been retained in the Senate bill," Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America’s President Marjorie Dannenfelser said in a press release. "Taxpayers should never be forced to funnel their hard-earned dollars to Big Abortion."

Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday in response to funding cuts included in the “Big Beautiful