A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the Defund Provision in the federal budget reconciliation law.

The Defund Provision in the Trump’s administration’s tax bill intended for the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers that received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023.

That includes centers like Planned Parenthood that also offer other medical services like breast cancer screenings, contraception, pregnancy tests and other health care.

Medicaid serves millions of low-income and disabled Americans, including around 3.2 million adults and children in Illinois , according to the Illinois Department of Human Services , the agency that manages the health c

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