Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will pause abortion appointments starting Oct. 1 because of President Trump\u2019s tax and spending megabill, the organization said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move is intended to be temporary, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin President and CEO Tanya Atkinson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPlanned Parenthood of Wisconsin is\u2014and always will be\u2014focused on putting our patients first. Our commitment is unwavering: Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will continue to provide the full spectrum of reproductive health care\u2014including abortion\u2014as soon and as we are able to,\u201d Atkinson said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A provision in Trump\u2019s tax law will impose a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for nonprofit health care providers that provide abortions and received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although Planned Parenthood is not specifically named in the statute, which went into effect July 4, Planned Parenthood leaders said their organization was deliberately targeted. The Medicaid provision will take effect Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taxpayer money is already prohibited from covering most abortions under the Hyde Amendment. Instead, the law cuts reimbursement for other health services provided by Planned Parenthood and other health centers, such as cancer screenings and treatment for sexually transmitted infections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood said it is working to see as many patients as possible before the law takes effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the meantime, we are pursuing every available option\u2014through the courts, through operations, and civic engagement,\u201d Atkinson said. \u201cTo the patients who count on us: we are here for you. To our staff and supporters: thank you for standing with us. We remain dedicated to care\u2014no matter what.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A federal appeals court earlier this month cleared the way<\/u><\/a> for the Trump administration to enforce the Planned Parenthood Medicaid provision, after it put on hold a preliminary nationwide injunction issued in July by a lower-court judge that blocked the measure from taking effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Planned Parenthood stressed that the legal landscape remains fluid and \u201congoing litigation may once again change what we are allowed to do, and we are closely monitoring the courts and preparing to act the moment we are able to resume care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday\u2019s announcement comes a little more than two years after Planned Parenthood resumed providing abortions<\/u><\/a> in Wisconsin, following a 15-month pause after U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n