A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed a provision in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill to defund Planned Parenthood.
In July, a federal judge expanded a preliminary injunction and blocked Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Provision, barring funding for Planned Parenthood nationwide.
Judge Talwani, an Obama appointee, previously issued a TRO and temporarily blocked the reconciliation bill’s provision barring funding for Planned Parenthood.
A couple of weeks later, the judge granted a preliminary injunction in part extending a block on funding for Planned Parenthood.
In late July, Judge Talwani expanded her injunction nationwide.
The judge’s ruling comes after the US Supreme Court largely restricted lower courts from issuing nationwide injunctions.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 3-0 decision, lifted Judge Talwani’s injunction against the Big Beautiful Bill’s ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
The three-judge panel was stacked with Biden-appointed judges.
JUST IN: 1st Circuit lifts the injunctions against the Big Beautiful Bill ban on federal funding for Planned Parenthood. 3-0. No substantive explanation. Judges Gelpi (Biden)/Montecalvo (Biden)/Aframe (Biden). Doc:https://t.co/ANvaVgTZ4X Earlier: https://t.co/dKQYXtOnN3
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) September 11, 2025
Planned Parenthood sued the Trump Administration over its funding cuts written into the newly passed reconciliation bill.
The House passed the Big Beautiful Bill earlier this month, and President Trump signed it into law on July 4th at the White House.
“Everyone deserves access to high-quality, affordable health care. That’s what we’ve been fighting for the last century — and we’ll never stop,” President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson said over the summer. “We’ll be suing the Trump administration to stop this unlawful attack. See you in court.”
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