What Next | Daily News and Analysis How Planned Parenthood Got Defunded
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Nov 24, 2025 Shefali Luthra, a reproductive health reporter at The 19th, and George Hill, President and CEO of Maine Family Planning, discuss the far-reaching impacts of recent funding cuts to Planned Parenthood and other clinics. They dissect how Title X funding freezes and federal policies have led to clinic closures, limiting access to essential services. Hill shares firsthand experiences from Maine Family Planning, including tough decisions to cut certain services to prioritize reproductive care. Together, they highlight the broader implications for reproductive healthcare under changing political landscapes.
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Sudden Federal Cuts Shrink Clinic Network
- Federal funding cuts and sudden freezes forced many Planned Parenthood clinics to scale back or close this year.
- A third of Planned Parenthood's funding comes from the federal government, making those cuts deeply destabilizing.
Policy Crafted To Target Large Providers
- The reconciliation bill's Medicaid restriction is narrowly tailored to hit large family-planning providers.
- Though it doesn't name Planned Parenthood, its thresholds map almost exactly to Planned Parenthood budgets and billing.
Medicaid Ban Creates Perverse Incentives
- The Medicaid billing ban functions as an incentive: stop providing abortion and regain Medicaid access.
- That calculus pressures providers in legal-abortion states to choose between services and funding.
