[Updated: Wed., Sept. 17, 2025, 10:33am]
The Trump administration’s efforts to defund Planned Parenthood appear to be plowing forward despite public pushback. On Thursday, the First District Court of Appeals lifted a lower court's injunction, clearing the way for the Trump administration to prevent Planned Parenthood patients from using Medicaid insurance.
Effective immediately, California Planned Parenthood health centers , including six on the Central Coast, are blocked from getting paid via federal funds for services they provide through the state’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal.