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Medicaid Ban on Planned Parenthood Expires | Topeka News
A nationwide Medicaid ban on Planned Parenthood, set to expire July 4, is on the brink of lapsing — and Republicans are scrambling to reinstate it before the deadline. With the federal prohibition about to vanish, states will now decide whether Medicaid patients can access routine care at Planned Parenthood clinics. The ban has already shuttered nearly 30 clinics, leaving tens of thousands without critical services like cancer screenings — a situation officials call “horrible” and “irreversible.” Though closures weren’t as widespread as feared, conservative groups remain determined to…
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