A federal judge on Monday denied a request by a Maine family planning provider to block the law that prevents such providers from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for a year if they also offer abortions.

Maine Family Planning, the largest network of reproductive health services providers in Maine, sued the Trump administration last month over the so-called “ One Big Beautiful Bill ” law passed by congressional Republicans under the budget reconciliation process.

U.S. District Judge Lance Walker of the District Court of Maine, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2018, denied a motion for a preliminary injunction, writing that “Congress is entitled to withhold federal funds and otherwise disassociate from conduct that is not enshrined as a constitutional right.”

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