Planned Parenthood Sues Louisiana over Cut to Medicaid Funds

By Published on August 25, 2015

Planned Parenthood asked a federal judge Tuesday to stop Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration from ending Medicaid payments to the organization’s Louisiana clinics.

Jindal, a Republican presidential candidate, announced plans earlier this month to cut off the Medicaid funding to the Baton Rouge and New Orleans health centers, citing hidden-camera videos that accuse the national organization of profiting from fetal tissue sales after abortions. Planned Parenthood denies the allegations, saying the videos are heavily edited and misleading.

In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast says termination of its Medicaid provider agreements will limit health services for 5,200 low-income patients its clinics serve through the Medicaid program.

Planned Parenthood doesn’t currently provide abortions in Louisiana, but offers cancer screenings, birth control, gynecology exams, sexually transmitted disease treatment and other health services.

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