Planned Parenthood has won a partial victory in a legal fight with President Donald Trump’s administration over its efforts to defund the organization in tax legislation

On Thursday, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte announced on social media that it will close five clinics in Northern California after recent federal budget cuts eliminated Medicaid reimbursements for clinics that perform abortions.

Planned Parenthood has said if it is "defunded," nearly 200 of its centers across 24 states would be at risk of closure - impacting millions of patients.

While advocates focused on Planned Parenthood, the bill did not mention it by name. Instead, it cut off reimbursements for organizations that are primarily engaged in family planning services — which generally include things such as contraception, abortion and pregnancy tests — and received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023.

By Planned Parenthood’s own admission, it could potentially result in the closure of 200 abortion clinics. Planned Parenthood is denouncing the defunding as a “ backdoor abortion ban. ”

Congressional Republicans appear divided in the fight to defund Planned Parenthood. As reported by News of the United States, several centrist Republicans “oppose adding a measure to cut federal ...

Attorneys for Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide argued in federal court Friday that cutting off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers would hurt vulnerable patients who already have limited health care options.

Trump has said he wants to defund the group as long as it performs abortions. — -- Planned Parenthood has announced that it will "fight to make sure" its health center doors "stay open" even ...