By Isabella Torregiani
6:23pm PDT, Jul 29, 2025
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U.S. District Judge
Indira Talwani, appointed by former President
Barack Obama, has blocked President
Donald Trump's administration from cutting off funding to Planned Parenthood.
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In Boston, Judge Indira Talwani ordered a preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from stopping funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, citing the First Amendment in her ruling. "Restricting Members' ability to provide healthcare services threatens an increase in unintended pregnancies and attendant complications because of reduced access to effective contraceptives, and an increase in undiagnosed and untreated STIs," she wrote in her opinion.
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The funding cut was part of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, which included a section targeting Medicaid funding for organizations "primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care" that perform abortions. This law imposes a one-year ban on Medicaid funds for healthcare nonprofits that provide abortion services, many of which, like Planned Parenthood, received over $800,000 in federal funding in 2023. While federal funding for abortions has long been prohibited, providers like Planned Parenthood have historically received Medicaid reimbursements for non-abortion healthcare services.
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Judge Indira Talwani went further by extending her injunction nationwide, ruling there is a "substantial likelihood" the plaintiffs will prove the funding cut provision unconstitutional. "In ordering relief, the court is not enjoining the federal government from regulating abortion and is not directing the federal government to fund elective abortions or any healthcare service not otherwise eligible for Medicaid coverage. … The court's order does not require the federal government to spend money not already appropriated for Medicaid or any other funds," Judge Talwani wrote. Although Planned Parenthood is not explicitly named in the One Big, Beautiful Bill, the organization has argued that the provision was intended to target them, citing public statements from Republican leaders.
