缅因州计划生育局将于2025年10月31日关闭18家诊所的初级保健服务,因为联邦政府对堕胎的限制,医疗补助基金损失了190万美元. Maine Family Planning shuts 18 clinics' primary care Oct. 31, 2025, after losing $1.9M in Medicaid funding due to federal abortion funding restrictions.

缅因州计划生育将于2025年10月31日结束其所有18个诊所的初级保健,因为与特朗普行政政策挂钩、限制堕胎提供者提供联邦资金的年度医疗补助资金损失190万美元。 Maine Family Planning will end primary care at all 18 of its clinics on October 31, 2025, due to a loss of $1.9 million in annual Medicaid funding tied to a Trump administration policy restricting federal funds from abortion providers. 该组织为低收入和农村居民提供服务,称堕胎占其服务的一小部分,其中包括癌症筛查、性传播感染检测和避孕。 The organization, which serves low-income and rural residents, said abortions make up a small part of its services, which include cancer screenings, STI testing, and contraception. 约有600名病人依赖初级保健,而这种关闭引起了对获得护理的关切。 About 600 patients relied on primary care, and the closure has raised concerns about access to care. 网络对联邦法院削减资金提出质疑,8月失去了一项关键裁决,并正在上诉。 The network challenged the funding cut in federal court, lost a key ruling in August, and is appealing. 提出诉讼的生殖权利中心称,即使是在保护堕胎权的州里,它也是破坏诊所的更广泛努力的一部分。 The Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the lawsuit, called the move part of a broader effort to undermine clinics even in states that protect abortion rights.