Appeals court lifts block of Planned Parenthood defunding

A federal appeals court panel on Thursday lifted a lower court’s injunction blocking a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that prevents Medicaid reimbursements to abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit granted a stay pending appeal of an injunction that had blocked the provision of President Donald Trump’s signature legislation. The three judges, all appointees of former President Joe Biden, did not provide a detailed reasoning for lifting the district court’s injunction. The provision of the...