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Maine Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Reversely Trump Administration's Abortion Funding Rule

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Jul 28, 2025 — 1 min read

Maine, along with 19 other states and the District of Columbia, has joined a lawsuit aimed at reversing the Trump administration's new budget law that defunds abortion providers. The law specifically targets Planned Parenthood and similar healthcare providers, including Maine Family Planning, by forbidding them from participating in the Medicaid program. Despite federal funds not paying for abortions, these organizations receive federal money for reproductive health and primary care services, with a total of around $5 million allocated for their Maine services. The bill's passage has sparked outrage from the healthcare community, with Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning filing separate lawsuits against the defunding.

Key Takeaways:

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey stated that rural and low-income Mainers will have nowhere to turn for routine healthcare if Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning are defunded.
The multistate lawsuit includes 19 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, in addition to the District of Columbia.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England receives approximately $5 million in federal funding for its Maine services.
Planned Parenthood and Maine Family Planning have filed separate lawsuits against the defunding, arguing that the bill was illegally targeting their groups.
The defendants in the multistate lawsuit include the Trump administration and various federal officials.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the law from going into effect in the Planned Parenthood lawsuit.

Statistics:

$5 million: Total federal funding allocated for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England's Maine services.
20: Number of states joining the lawsuit, including Maine, California, Colorado, and others.
19: Number of states that are not Capitol Hill locations that joined the lawsuit.

Sources:

[Referenced article by the Portland Press Herald, Jul. 29, 2025]

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