As President Trump Defunds Planned Parenthood, Massachusetts Delivers $2 Million to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care

 As President Trump Defunds Planned Parenthood, Massachusetts Delivers $2 Million to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care 

 
BOSTON – As President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans defund the majority of Planned Parenthood clinics across the country, including in Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey, Speaker Ron Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka announced that they are delivering $2 million in state funding to Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. The new federal law passed by Congressional Republicans and signed by President Trump prohibits federal Medicaid funds from being used to cover services provided at Planned Parenthood clinics.  

The Fiscal Year 2026 budget passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor included $2 million for Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc. to support continued access to sexual and reproductive health care and community needs. This funding will cover non-abortion services, such as cancer screenings, breast exams, pap smears contraception and STI testing and treatment, as state funds will continue to fully cover abortion services. 

“President Trump is continuing his assault on women's access to essential health care, including abortion, by cutting off federal funding for most Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. Massachusetts will continue to fully cover abortion services through our MassHealth program, and Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts will continue to offer that care,” said Governor Healey. “To support their efforts to provide high-quality reproductive health care for their patients in the face of these federal assaults, we are also delivering $2 million in state funding to Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. We want the people of Massachusetts to know that if you need reproductive health care services, you should continue to seek this care. I am grateful for the incredible team at Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts for their unwavering commitment to providing essential health care to all who need it. Massachusetts will always be a place that stands for a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions and protects these fundamental freedoms.” 

“Amid the Trump Administration’s attack on women’s rights, this funding is representative of the Commonwealth’s commitment to protecting the rights of our residents, ensuring that Massachusetts remains a national leader in preserving access to reproductive health care,” said House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano (D-Quincy). “The House is proud to have included this funding in our budget, and we remain fervently committed to ensuring that Trump’s cuts don’t result in our residents losing access to vital care. We are grateful to Governor Healey and our colleagues in the Senate for their continued partnership.” 

“President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ reprehensible and cruel decision to defund Planned Parenthood and women’s health care will hurt women, children and families in Massachusetts and across the country,” said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). “In Massachusetts, we reject that cruelty—and we will protect our residents and stand with women. With this funding for Planned Parenthood, we are stepping up to safeguard access to health care, because every person deserves reproductive care, no matter their background. I am deeply grateful to Governor Healey for signing this provision into law, and swiftly disbursing these funds.” 

"By defunding Planned Parenthood, the Trump Administration is preventing thousands of MassHealth patients from using their insurance to cover essential health care like birth control, STI testing and treatment, pap smears, breast exams, and hormone therapy at our health centers,” said Dominique Lee, CEO of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts. “Since we do not want to turn patients away, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts is covering these services for patients on MassHealth or other Medicaid plans free of charge for as long as we can because no patient should have to go into debt or wait months for essential, time-sensitive sexual and reproductive health care. We are incredibly grateful to Governor Healey, Speaker Mariano, Chair Michlewitz, and Senate President Spilka for prioritizing sexual and reproductive health care access in the FY26 budget, and stepping up for Planned Parenthood patients when they need it most. The $2 million in state funding will help PPLM weather the immediate storm and ensure access to care is uninterrupted while we plan for the future." 

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts will continue to provide updates on their webpage and have developed a flyerfor patients to learn what these changes mean for them.