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The ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood on pause for now as legal battles progress
In the commonwealth, about 700 to 800 patients per month use Medicaid to pay for services, said RaeAnn Pickett, communications director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia. The organization's clinics serve around 25,
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Planned Parenthood Sues Over Defunding – Brace for Their Legal Gymnastics
The object of the lawsuit is the bill’s defunding mechanism that prevents Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding – as in zero dollars. 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. ”
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