A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress has the constitutional authority to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, overturning a lower court order that had blocked the cuts from taking effect. The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated two preliminary i njunctions previously issued by a District Court judge in Massachusetts. […] Federal Appeals Court Clears Path To Defund Planned Parenthood: “A Difficult Choice” ...read more read less