Planned Parenthood v. Betlach

Each year, Planned Parenthood Arizona provides more than 66,000 patient visits, nearly 3,000 of which are Medicaid patients. If the law is permitted to go into effect, Medicaid-enrolled patients would no longer be able to obtain family planning services from Planned Parenthood.

Because Planned Parenthood provides services to underserved populations where there are few, if any, other providers who accept Medicaid, the law would ultimately make it impossible for some Arizonans enrolled in Medicaid to access family planning services.

House Bill 2800 unlawfully interferes with Medicaid beneficiaries’ federally protected freedom to select the qualified medical provider of their own choosing, and it violates numerous federal constitutional requirements.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Planned Parenthood Arizona and three anonymous patient plaintiffs.

Status: A federal court has granted our permanent injunction and denied the state’s motion to dismiss.