MILWAUKEE — Planned Parenthood Wisconsin is no longer accepting abortion appointments as of Wednesday, following a federal appeals court decision that allowed part of President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill to take effect.

The ruling means any organization providing abortion care will have its Medicaid federal funding cut for now. Planned Parenthood, one of the state's largest abortion care providers, halted abortion appointments as of Wednesday.

In a press conference last week, the organization said it's working through the courts to resume services as soon as possible.

"We're all disappointed. We believe this is essential care, and we want as many providers as possible. 99% of the counties in Wisconsin don't have a provider, so yeah, we were pretty devastated," Jeanne Bissell s

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