Momentous Abortion Defunding Victory Against Planned Parenthood
This is a moment pro-life Americans have been working toward for years. After a relentless, multifront legal campaign – seven amicus briefs, a parade of courtroom battles, and an unprecedented coalition of states trying to force taxpayers to fund the nation’s largest abortion provider – Planned Parenthood’s effort to maintain federal funding has collapsed.
From the moment the ACLJ was founded, we have operated on a foundational conviction: that every human life is sacred, that life begins at conception, and that no arm of government – and certainly no federal court – has the authority to compel American taxpayers to fund the destruction of innocent unborn children. That conviction has driven us into courtrooms across this country for decades. It is what drove us to file seven amicus briefs in defunding cases. And it is why today’s victory means so much.
When President Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4, 2025, cutting off federal Medicaid reimbursements to large abortion providers under Section 71113, the abortion industry immediately launched a coordinated, multi-front legal........
