Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. et al. v. Kennedy et al.

Why This Matters:

The plaintiffs challenge a provision in the recently enacted reconciliation legislation prohibiting any health centers associated with Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursement for one year as violating the First Amendment, Equal Protection Clause and Bill of Attainder Clause of the Constitution. Planned Parenthood’s clinics provide access to care for many clinically underserved and low-income populations, and this provision could force clinics to close or reduce their service areas, eroding access to maternal health care and other non-abortion services. This appeal addresses whether the district court erred in granting the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction.

Potential Impact:

Terminating funding could force Planned Parenthood to close centers and eliminate essential services, which would leave countless individuals without necessary access to sexual and reproductive health care, as well as general preventive health services.