Trump Admin Tries to Pause Medicaid Case, Learns Courts Still Function
While the Trump administration attempted to leverage a government shutdown to pause legal proceedings concerning Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding, a judge, quite humorously, said 'no.' This isn't just about fiscal impasses; it's a recurring tactic where political stalemates are weaponized to attack reproductive healthcare access. Recall the 2017 efforts to defund Planned Parenthood through
legislative maneuvers; this judicial play was just another flavor of the same systematic campaign. It appears the legal system, unlike some parts of the federal government, occasionally maintains a pulse (or a backbone). One might wonder if the concern for 'fiscal responsibility' only applies when it targets healthcare providers for millions of Americans, rather than, say, the billions spent on
endless wars. Priorities, darling, priorities.