Planned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providersPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Planned Parenthood has moved to drop its legal challenge against the Trump administration for cutting off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers across the U.S. However, in December, a federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration could continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood and other health centers. Planned Parenthood moved to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit late Friday. “The goal of this lawsuit has always been to help Planned Parenthood patients get the care they deserve from their trusted provider. Planned Parenthood was not specifically named in the statute, but the organization’s leaders have said it was meant to affect their nearly 600 centers in 48 states.

Source: ABC News February 02, 2026 21:06 UTC