Under the “Defund Provision” of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” an estimated 24,000 Connecticut residents enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program, HUSKY,

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.

State Attorney General William Tong, alongside Democratic lawmakers and Planned Parenthood advocates, on Tuesday announced that Connecticut is joining a coalition of more than 20 states suing the federal government to stop its effort to "defund" Planned Parenthood centers nationwide.