Anti-abortion leaders furious after Planned Parenthood defunding expires

Planned Parenthood has regained access to federal funding, enraging anti-abortion conservatives one year after Republicans were able to cut its clinics off from Medicaid.  

Beginning July 5, clinics were once again able to bill Medicaid for reimbursement for non-abortion care, like contraception and screenings for sexually transmitted infections. 

The new funding will be a lifeline for the organization’s network of clinics and their patients. Medicaid is a significant revenue stream for Planned Parenthood, accounting for more than $800 million. In addition, more than half of Planned Parenthood’s patients rely on Medicaid for their health coverage, the organization said. 

Last year, Republicans were successful in using the party-line One Big Beautiful Bill Act to achieve their long sought-after goal of defunding Planned Parenthood, though the complicated Senate rules involved in passing the legislation meant the ban only lasted a year. 

Now, anti-abortion leaders are furious that congressional Republicans focused on other issues like defense and immigration without extending the ban before it expired. They view it as a reversal of progress and are demanding GOP leaders include an extension in a third party-line reconciliation bill that they want to pass before the end of the year. 

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