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Federal Court: Arkansas Can Block Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid Funding

by Dr. Susan Berry A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Arkansas may block Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid reimbursement funding in response to the release of videos by undercover journalists that exposed the abortion chain’s alleged profiteering from the sales of aborted baby parts. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) terminated the state’s Medicaid provider agreements with Planned Parenthood in 2015, calling attention to the videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, as NPR reports. Subsequently, three unidentified Planned Parenthood patients (Jane Does) filed a lawsuit against the director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, claiming they held a federal… View Article