Judge Blocks Alabama from Defunding Planned Parenthood Clinics

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood health clinics amid controversy over the release of covertly recorded videos about the reproductive health organization's handling of aborted fetal tissue.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued a preliminary injunction after the group challenged the state's move to terminate its contract to provide health services under Medicaid, a federal and state healthcare program for the poor.