Planned Parenthood has said if it is "defunded," nearly 200 of its centers across 24 states would be at risk of closure - impacting millions of patients.

An item in Republicans' sweeping policy and tax bill intended to block Medicaid dollars from flowing to Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion provider, is also hitting a major medical provider in Maine.

Senate Republicans and other key players involved in negotiations over the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have struggled to provide a clear explanation for why the provision defunding Planned Parenthood was limited to just one year.