Medicaid
A federal court in Louisiana denied the Louisiana Department of Health secretary’s request to vacate a preliminary injunction in a dispute over Medicaid provider agreements with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.
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Federal Judge Extends Block of South Carolina Abortion Ban
The Palmetto State’s new Republican-backed law that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy has been blocked indefinitely through a preliminary injunction.
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Planned Parenthood
A Travis County district court ruled that Texas officials can expel Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program, finding that, although there is evidence the state’s justification is “faulty,” the issue should be determined by federal courts.
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Judge Blocks South Carolina Abortion Ban Day After Governor Signs Bill
A day after South Carolina banned nearly all abortions, a federal judge on Friday suspended the new law for 14 days.
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Indiana Rule for Reporting Abortion Complications Debated at Seventh Circuit
The Seventh Circuit heard arguments Tuesday in Indiana’s appeal of a ruling that found a state law requiring providers to report medical complications associated with abortions is unconstitutional.
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Abortion Foes Ordered to Pay Planned Parenthood $13.6 Million in Legal Fees
On top of over $2 million in damages a court ordered he and his anti-abortion cohorts to pay last year for secretly recording abortion providers, David Daleiden and his associates were hit with another $13.6 million bill for Planned Parenthood’s legal costs this week.
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Burdens and Case Law Debated in Close of Wisconsin Abortion Trial
The burdens presented by Wisconsin’s abortion laws were balanced against national precedent governing abortion access in federal court on Thursday as a bench trial for Planned Parenthood’s challenge to the laws came to a close.
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Federal Trial Begins Over Wisconsin Limits on Abortion Access
A bench trial for Planned Parenthood’s challenge to Wisconsin abortion laws kicked off Monday in federal court, where opening statements and witness testimony centered on restrictions on medication and suction abortions.
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Planned Parenthood Shooter Spared Death Penalty
The U.S. Department of Justice will not seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing three individuals at a Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015.
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Fifth Circuit Rules Texas Can Exclude Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Program
The Fifth Circuit Monday ruled against Planned Parenthood it its suit over Texas’ efforts to deprive the family planning and health services provider of Medicaid funds.
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Sixth Circuit Revives Kentucky Abortion Clinic Transfer Rule
A divided panel of appellate judges on Friday reinstated restrictions that require abortion providers in Kentucky to obtain written transfer agreements with hospitals, a decision opponents say could leave the state without a licensed provider.
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David Daleiden, an anti-abortion rights advocate facing criminal charges in California for intruding upon Planned Parenthood conferences, sued the nonprofit for defamation Thursday in federal court in New York. He claims the organization defamed him by calling his published videos fake.
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Missouri Court Shuts Down Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled 6-1 Tuesday that a provision in a state appropriations bill that would have deprived Planned Parenthood of millions of dollars for medical services reimbursements is unconstitutional.
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Iowa Judge Blocks 24-Hour Wait Period for Abortions
An Iowa judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of a new state law requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion while the court hears a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood challenging the restriction.
Read morePlanned Parenthood Sues Iowa Over Abortion Waiting Period
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland sued Iowa on Tuesday claiming a state law passed on June 14 requiring women to wait 24 hours before obtaining an abortion violates the equal protection provision of the Iowa Constitution.
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Strict Tennessee Abortion Bill Spurs Federal Lawsuit
In the early morning hours Friday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed strict abortion legislation that has divided anti-abortion activists who disagree over how legislation should be written and strategies that would place the matter before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Lone Missouri Abortion Clinic Allowed to Stay Open
Missouri wrongfully withheld Planned Parenthood’s license for the state’s only abortion clinic, an administrative panel ruled Friday.
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Judge Bars Abortion Foes From Planned Parenthood Conferences
A federal judge on Wednesday barred anti-abortion activist David Daleiden and his associates from ever entering another Planned Parenthood conference.
Read moreAbortion Access
A district court in Iowa entered an order agreed to by the state and Planned Parenthood, which had sought an injunction to stop a proclamation it interpreted as restricting almost all surgical abortions. The state clarified the proclamation only suspends “nonessential” surgical abortions and also allows for the consideration of whether the timing of a patient’s pregnancy would prevent her from obtaining a legal abortion after the expiration of the proclamation.
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