A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the state from kicking Planned Parenthood out of the its Medicaid program, a move that would have completely unhooked state taxpayers from funding the abortion provider.
The order came after Planned Parenthood filed a last-minute lawsuit Wednesday — the last day before the action was set to take effect — asking courts to step in and pause the effort. The emergency lawsuit argued that state officials did not give the state's approximately 8,000 Medicaid patients enough time to find other providers.
Travis County Judge Maya Guerra Gamble agreed that patients should be afforded more time and granted a temporary restraining order on the action, setting a hearing for Feb. 17.
Judge blocks Texas from fully defunding Planned Parenthood day before the action was to take effect
- by: Phil Shiver
- 2021-02-04
- Source:
The Blaze
- 02/04/2021
