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- Donald Trump's mega bill could mean closure for a third of Planned Parenthood clinics</p>
<p>Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY July 8, 2025 at 2:23 AM</p>
<p>WASHINGTON – Planned Parenthood is suing to block a provision of President Donald Trump's mega-legislation signed July 4 that will mean big losses for the country's largest provider of reproductive health care.</p>
<p>Republicans included in their nearly 900-page bill a one-year measure barring clinics that provide abortions, such as Planned Parenthood, from accepting Medicaid for any of their other reproductive services.</p>
<p>Using federal dollars to pay for most abortions has been illegal for decades, under the 1976 Hyde Amendment.</p>
<p>The recent move by Republicans broadens funding limitations and means patients at Planned Parenthood or similar abortion-providing clinics cannot use Medicaid coverage for other services, such as contraception insertions or sexual disease testing.</p>
<p>In a lawsuit filed July 7, Planned Parenthood argued the rule is unconstitutional and will devastate their national network of health care centers.</p>
<p>One-third of Planned Parenthood clinics could close</p>
<p>Planned Parenthood had signaled their intent to sue immediately after the GOP-controlled Congress passed the sweeping bill and teed it up for Trump's Independence Day signing ceremony.</p>
<p>The provision against abortion providers, nestled deep in a section on wide-ranging Medicaid regulations, does not mention Planned Parenthood by name. Still, the organization's President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson called it "a targeted attack."</p>
<p>"Everyone deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care," McGill Johnson said in a statement on July 3. "That's what we've been fighting for the last century — and we'll never stop. We'll be suing the Trump administration to stop this unlawful attack. See you in court."</p>
<p>In their lawsuit, Planned Parenthood said the temporary funding block would have "catastrophic consequences."</p>
<p>SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 26: A sign is posted in front of a Planned Parenthood health center on June 26, 2025 in San Rafael, California. A Supreme Court ruling will allow states to cut Medicaid funds to reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood, which will disqualify Medicaid patients from obtaining health care services from Planned Parenthood providers if the funding has been cut by the state. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)</p>
<p>Planned Parenthood encompasses nearly 600 locations nationwide. In addition to abortion, the clinics provide reproductive care such as pregnancy tests, testing for sexually transmitted infections and treatment, and cancer screenings.</p>
<p>A third of the organization's funding comes from state and federal funds, including Medicaid, according to the nonpartisan health research organization KFF.</p>
<p>Planned Parenthood serves 2 million patients per year. One-third of women and 11% of men have been to one of its clinics for care, according to KFF.</p>
<p>Under Trump's new law, around 200 Planned Parenthood clinics – a third of their network – face potential closure, the organization has said.</p>
<p>The legislation comes on the heels of a Supreme Court decision that ruled patients cannot challenge states' decisions about which doctors are qualified choices under Medicaid.</p>
<p>'New beginning' for abortion opponents</p>
<p>Anti-abortion groups and advocates lauded the action.</p>
<p>"This is a new beginning," Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America, said in a video posted from the Capitol after Congress concluded days of debate and passed the bill.</p>
<p>Kristan Hawkins, president of the group Students for Life, in a series of celebratory posts thanked Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana.</p>
<p>"This is why we voted pro-life first in 2024!" Hawkins wrote on X. "And, the pro-life movement isn't sick of winning yet."</p>
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno</p>
<p>Hawkins and other abortion opponents told USA TODAY in November 2024, following Trump's electoral victory, that "defunding" Planned Parenthood was at the top of their goal sheet for this new administration.</p>
<p>"The fact that we have pro-life majorities in Congress is a huge opportunity," Lila Rose, an anti-abortion activist and founder and president of Live Action, said at the time. "I hope that it's not wasted."</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump's 'big beautiful bill' has Planned Parenthood provision</p>
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