President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget legislation has triggered panic among pro-abortion advocates.
Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” officially became law last week, delivering on a key conservative demand by cutting off taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid for the next year.
The provision, passed via budget reconciliation, marks a major win for the pro-life movement, which has long sought to stop taxpayer dollars from propping up abortion providers.
The legislation halts Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood’s nearly 600 clinics nationwide for one year.
The decision could force hundreds of facilities to shut their doors.
Planned Parenthood received $792.2 million in taxpayer funding in 2023–2024 alone, according to the group’s latest annual report, and the organization now says nearly 200 clinics in 24 states could be at risk of closure.
“The reconciliation bill is a targeted attack on Planned Parenthood health centers and patients that cannot stand,” claimed Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson.
“Everyone deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care.
“That’s what we’ve been fighting for the last century — and we’ll never stop.
“We’ll be suing the Trump administration to stop this unlawful attack. See you in court.”
Planned Parenthood says the closures would disproportionately affect states where