Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will temporarily stop scheduling abortion appointments beginning October 1 after a federal appeals court allowed a provision of a federal spending law to take effect, barring clinics that provide abortions from accepting Medicaid for other reproductive services.
The pause affects thousands of patients, about 60% of whom are covered by Medicaid. The organization is pursuing legal options to resume services, while other Wisconsin clinics, including Care for All in Milwaukee, prepare to accommodate patients impacted by the pause.
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