Judge blocks Trump from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding under "big, beautiful bill"

Source: CBS News

Updated on: July 7, 2025 / 7:47 PM EDT


A judge on Monday temporarily barred the Trump administration from revoking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, partially freezing a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act just days after President Trump signed it into law.

The temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lasts 14 days and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to "take all steps necessary to ensure that Medicaid funding continues to be disbursed" to Planned Parenthood. The ruling, which came after a lawsuit from Planned Parenthood, doesn't apply to any other health care providers.

The lawsuit takes aim at a portion of Mr. Trump's signature domestic policy bill that would cut off any federal Medicaid funding to groups "primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care" that provide abortions.

The provision doesn't directly mention Planned Parenthood by name, but the group argues it's a "naked attempt to leverage the government's spending power to attack and penalize Planned Parenthood and impermissibly single it out for unfavorable treatment."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-planned-parenthood-judge-blocks-big-beautiful-bill/

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The shell game that the media plays - none of the major news sites "featured" or "highlighted" this TRO at the purported time of their publications.