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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Whittle and Geoff Mulvihill

Maine clinics also hit by cuts that targeted Planned Parenthood plan to halt primary care

Defunding Abortion Providers - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine said Wednesday it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.

President Donald Trump’s policy and tax bill, known as the “ big beautiful bill,” blocked Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. The parameters in the bill also stopped funding from reaching Maine Family Planning, a much smaller provider that also delivers other medical services in the mostly rural state.

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