Wacko Judge Says Congress Must Fund Planned Parenthood And Abortion

Here she goes again

Obama-appointed judge orders Trump to continue funding Planned Parenthood

An Obama-appointed federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration from cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, which was a key element of his One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a preliminary injunction to stop the feds from halting funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America for even non-abortion services such as birth control, citing the First Amendment.

Federal funding for abortion is already prohibited under the Hyde Amendment.

“Restricting Members’ ability to provide healthcare services threatens an increase in unintended pregnancies and attendant complications because of reduced access to effective contraceptives, and an increase in undiagnosed and untreated STIs [sexually transmitted infections],” she wrote in a 58-page opinion.

“Legislative context corroborates Plaintiffs’ contention that Congress drafted these criteria with the intent to punish Planned Parenthood Federation and its Members,” the judge said.

This might be more nuts than her previous rulings

Seriously, the Appropriations Clause states “No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of Appropriations made by Law” (Article I, Section 9, Clause 7). This means Congress must authorize all spending. The Legislative Branch, not the Judicial Branch. Congress may cut any and all funding except that required by Article I Section 8. If they wanted to defund Obamacare, they have that right. They can also defund most federal courts if they so choose. Since it says “To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;”, that means they only really need two courts below the Supreme Court, right?

The GOP megalaw enacts a one-year ban on Medicaid funding to health-care nonprofits that provide abortions and garnered over $800,000 in federal funding back in 2023.

In case I missed it, Planned Parenthood is not a federal government agency enacted by an act of Congress, and are not entitled to a cent of taxpayer money flowing from the federal government. Especially when they make around $1.5 billion on their own. She has way overstepped her boundaries, and once SCOTUS has smacked her down, she needs to be impeached for her inability to understand her job.

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