Appeals court blocks Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, threatening Oregon clinics

A Planned Parenthood sign is displayed on the outside of the clinic, Aug. 1, 2023, in Indianapolis. AP A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. A federal judge in July had ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights the administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. Medicaid is a government health care program that serves millions...