DENVER (LifeSiteNews) — Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains has stopped accepting Medicaid users in Colorado after President Donald Trump signed a federal spending law cutting funds to groups that commit abortions.
The policy change, enacted July 4 with President Donald Trump’s signature, applies to roughly 15,000 Colorado residents – about a quarter of the organization’s regional caseload.
The law prohibits Medicaid reimbursements to any nonprofit that commits abortions, even for unrelated activities, such as cancer screenings. Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion chain, has massively reduced non-abortive offerings in recent years and faces numerous allegations of injuring women and hiring staff who lack basic medical training.
Adrienne Mansanares, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, called the Medicaid funding ban “devastating.”
The Hyde Amendment already blocks federal dollars from directly funding abortions. But the new measure – part of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” – goes further, disqualifying entire organizations that commit abortions from receiving federal Medicaid funds.
While abortion remains legal in Colorado, the law threatens the operational viability of abortion facilities that rely on Medicaid to cover other activities.
Similar moves are now underway in other states. In Maine, Planned Parenthood is seeking millions in emergency state funding to cover a projected $1.4 million Medicaid shortfall. In Illinois and Wisconsin, officials have warned that facility closures are “not off the table.”
Pro-life advocates praised the bill as a long-overdue correction. “Millions of Americans will no longer be forced to bankroll the abortion industry,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
Roughly 200 Planned Parenthood facilities nationwide may face closure, the organization estimates – 90 percent of them in states where abortion is still permitted.
Colorado’s Medicaid agency has not announced a formal replacement plan for displaced users.
The funding ban is set to remain in effect for one year. The broader budget package includes $800 billion in cuts to Medicaid over time, with most changes taking effect by 2027.
