Planned Parenthood announced it is dropping its lawsuit against the Trump administration over the government's move to cut off Medicaid funding to abortion providers. (Getty Images)
A third lawsuit filed in Maine by a network of medical clinics that was also impacted by the spending bill was voluntarily dismissed in October.
Planned Parenthood moved on Friday to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts.
"The goal of this lawsuit has always been to help Planned Parenthood patients get the care they deserve from their trusted provider. Based on the 1st Circuit’s decision, it is clear that this lawsuit is no longer the best way to accomplish that goal," the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah said in a joint statement.
Under the tax provision in Trump's spending bill, Medicaid payments would be stopped if providers like Planned Parenthood primarily offered certain services, including abortion, and received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023.
President Donald Trump signed a spending bill in July that included prohibiting federal funding from going to abortion providers. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
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"President Trump and his allies in Congress have weaponized the federal government to target Planned Parenthood at the expense of patients — stripping people of the care they rely on," Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement.
"Through every attack, Planned Parenthood has never lost sight of its focus: ensuring patients can get the care they need from the provider they trust," she continued. "That will never change. Care continues, as does our commitment to fighting for everyone’s freedom to make their own decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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