A federal judge in Boston, Indira Talwani, appointed during the Obama administration, has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a provision in President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" that sought to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. The provision would have denied Planned Parenthood and its affiliates Medicaid reimbursements for non-abortion health services for one year. The ruling temporarily halts enforcement of this funding cut and sets a preliminary injunction hearing for July 21, 2025. The judge's decision came shortly after Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit challenging the defunding measure. The ruling prevents the Trump administration from implementing the provision that aimed to bar taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid, maintaining access to services such as birth control, cancer screenings, and abortion for low-income women. This legal action represents a judicial check on the legislative and executive efforts to defund Planned Parenthood within the broader tax and spending legislation known as the "Big Beautiful Bill."