In a significant legal win for the Trump administration and the pro-life movement, Planned Parenthood dropped its court case to restore federal funding through Medicaid.

Last year, President Donald Trump signed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” that, among other things, defunded the nation’s largest abortion provider for a full year.

The defunding, though temporary, itself was a long-sought achievement for pro-life lawmakers.

“This is a tremendous victory for the pro-life movement, and the president will continue delivering on his promise to defend life and push pro-family policies,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told The Daily Signal.

In September, the 1st U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruled to allow the Trump administration to withhold Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood while the appeals proceed.

On Friday, the plaintiffs—Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and state affiliates in Massachusetts........

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