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FILE - A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed outside a facility in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts

Planned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration’s decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers. Since July, the organization has been fighting a part of Trump’s tax bill that they claim unfairly targeted their clinics. In December, a federal appeals court ruled the administration could continue withholding Medicaid funding. Planned Parenthood says the lawsuit is now no longer the best way to help patients. The funding cuts have already forced 23 of their clinics to close since the tax bill took effect.

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