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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Austin

22 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Planned Parenthood funding cuts

Planned Parenthood Funding Cuts - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

More than 20 mostly Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its efforts to cut Medicaid payments to the nation's largest abortion provider — Planned Parenthood.

The move comes in response to the package of tax breaks and spending cuts Trump signed earlier this month. The new cuts are focused on services such as cancer screenings and tests, birth control and treatment for sexually transmitted infections — by ending Medicaid reimbursements for a year for major providers of family planning services.

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