Planned Parenthood Won’t Get Your Tax Dollars for 6 More Months
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) today responded to news that Planned Parenthood has withdrawn its lawsuit challenging the provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill that barred Medicaid funding for abortion providers for one year.
This development marks a clear recognition that Planned Parenthood’s legal challenge lacked merit and that the federal government acted within its authority to ensure that taxpayer funds do not subsidize abortion. The lawsuit was initially filed in July 2025, three days after the bill was signed by President Trump. Last Friday, Planned Parenthood “voluntarily” dismissed its lawsuit following a series of rulings by Obama and Biden judicial appointees that slapped down injunctions blocking the provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill which defunds major abortion providers.
NRLC has long maintained that federal funding of health care should not subsidize abortion or subsidize abortion providers. This decision reinforces the principle that public funds should be directed toward genuine health care services that respect the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.
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“Planned Parenthood’s decision to withdraw this lawsuit underscores the strength of the legal and moral case for ending federal Medicaid funding of abortion providers,” said Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee. “Taxpayer dollars should not be used to support organizations whose core mission includes ending innocent human life.”
Tobias continued, “National Right to Life remains committed to advocating for policies that respect the value of every human life and ensure that no federal funds — direct or indirect — go to subsidize abortion providers.”
Background:
• The challenged statute, adopted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law July 4, 2025, prohibits the use of Medicaid funds for reimbursements to providers whose principal activities include elective abortion.
• The First Circuit Court of Appeals allowed enforcement of the statute to continue while litigation proceeded, a ruling that significantly undercut the basis for Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit.
• The appeal court’s December 30 decision affirmed the government’s right to implement funding priorities consistent with the will of Congress and longstanding federal policy limiting abortion funding.
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