Imagine waking up to the news that your local clinic, the one you’ve always relied on for birth control, fertility advice, or gender-affirming care, could suddenly be defunded—not because of the quality of care, but simply because of politics. Well, that’s exactly the chilling new reality following the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow states to defund Planned Parenthood.

If you haven’t caught wind of this yet, here’s the scoop: the ruling empowers states to kick any healthcare provider out of Medicaid if they offer abortions, opening a perilous gateway to banning clinics that provide essential services like contraception and gender-affirming care. Jezebel breaks it down here.

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