Although Planned Parenthood is no stranger to controversy, their 30 health centers in the Texas are likely breathing a collective sigh of relief this week, as are the individuals they serve. A federal judge put a temporary halt to the Medicaid funding termination notice issued to Texas Planned Parenthood, because the state claimed that the organization was unqualified.

Ruling on the Preliminary Injunction

In the ruling on the preliminary injunction, the federal court explained that the state did not present any actual evidence to support their contention that Planned Parenthood is unqualified to perform the services they offer.

The court lambasted the state’s position, and actually stated the following in the ruling:

The court goes on to analogize the state of Texas’s effort to oust Planned Parenthood with a “villain plotting to take over the world.” Similarly to the case in Utah, which Planned Parenthood also won, Texas had based their funding denial on a video made by activists who were later indicted on criminal charges for making the video.

Related Resources:

  • U.S. Judge Blocks Texas Plan to Cut Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funds (Reuters)
  • Grand Jury Clears Planned Parenthood, Indicts 2 Who Made Sting Videos (FindLaw’s Decided)
  • Arizona’s Anti Planned Parenthood Funding Law Blocked by Fed. Judge (FindLaw’s Decided)
  • Pregnancy Clinics Must Tell Women About Abortion Options, 9th Cir. Rules (FindLaw’s U.S. Ninth Circuit Blog)
  • Cal Court Halts Release of Planned Parenthood Fetal Tissue Videos (FindLaw’s California Case Law)

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