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A judge said he would issue a decision by the end of the week on a Maine lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration over new rules blocking Medicaid funding for abortion providers.

U.S. District Court judge Lance Walker heard arguments on Thursday in the case revolving around part of the Republican president’s “Big Beautiful Bill” that targets Planned Parenthood. The plaintiff, Maine Family Planning , is the only group in the country to come forward to say the rules would also apply to it.

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