Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood
Source: Reuters
US | Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:24am EDT
Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood
BY VICTORIA CAVALIERE
A Louisiana judge issued an order on Thursday blocking attempts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, finding that more than 5,000 low-income patients would lose access to healthcare including cancer screenings and gynecology exams.
U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a preliminary injunction that requires Louisiana to continue providing Medicaid funding to the reproductive health organization's clinics.
Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican candidate for president, moved to strip the group's funding this summer after the release of secretly recorded videos about how Planned Parenthood handles the tissue of aborted fetuses.
Louisiana was the first of three Southern states to announce plans to end its contract with the organization to provide medical services to low-income residents.
Jindal's efforts were met with a temporary block by deGravelles earlier this month, followed by the preliminary injunction on Thursday that will prevent attempts to defund the organization as both sides continue to wrangle in court.
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