Twenty Planned Parenthood clinics have closed — and more are at risk — because of a dangerous new policy that strips Medicaid funding from health providers offering abortion.

Under a provision in the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” any provider that offers abortion and receives over $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements — even for non-abortion care — is banned from billing Medicaid entirely.

The result? Clinics that provided birth control, STI testing, cancer screenings, and prenatal care to more than a million low-income patients are being forced to shut their doors.

This isn’t about abortion — it’s about basic health care access. And it’s about silencing providers who serve Medicaid patients with dignity and without judgment.

Planned Parenthood is fighting back in court. But in September, a federal appeals court allowed the ban to take effect while the case moves forward — causing immediate harm to real patients, especially in rural and underserved areas.

We’re calling on state attorneys general, public health officials, and members of Congress to:

• Publicly support Planned Parenthood’s legal challenge to this funding ban
• File amicus briefs and legal motions to help overturn this politically motivated policy
• Protect Medicaid patients’ rights to choose qualified, comprehensive providers in every state.

Seven states have already stepped up with emergency funding — but most haven’t. The legal battle could take months or years. In the meantime, patients are being forced to go without care.

We must show that the public supports this fight — and that no one should lose their clinic because of where they get their health care.

Sign this petition if you believe Medicaid patients deserve access, not punishment — and that we must support the legal fight to reinstate funding and protect care for millions.

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