California, Planned Parenthood
Digest more
On Thursday, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte announced on social media that it will close five clinics in Northern California after recent federal budget cuts eliminated Medicaid reimbursements for clinics that perform abortions.
The ruling temporarily restores access to Medicaid reimbursements for the affected clinics, including those in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
LA County lawmakers and health care advocates said they are “sounding the alarm” about efforts to end Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers.
The lawsuit in Missouri state court accuses Planned Parenthood of violating a state law banning deceptive business practices. The state is seeking millions of dollars in penalties, including up to $1,000 for each woman in Missouri who has been provided abortion pills by Planned Parenthood over the last five years.
A judge issued a preliminary injunction that allowed only some of the group’s health centers to receive payments for services like birth control and checkups.