The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the United States District Court of Massachusetts, alleges the tax bill’s “defund provision” is unconstitutionally vague and claims it “will prevent Planned Parenthood health centers from providing health care to millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for their essential healthcare needs.” The complaint also says the provision violates the First Amendment’s protections for freedom of speech and freedom of association.
The provision aimed to implement a one-year ban on Medicaid reimbursements to any healthcare provider that provides abortion services, prohibiting them from receiving more than $800,000 annually in Medicaid funds. The bill affects abortion providers Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning. They have both filed lawsuits against the Trump administration.
Planned Parenthood argued the loss of funding would force
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