At least one Planned Parenthood affiliate is preparing to drop abortion services in an apparent bid to remain eligible to participate in Medicaid under the GOP budget law enacted this summer.

Two sources confirm to Autonomy News that Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin (PPWI) is not scheduling abortion appointments beyond September 30. Under the Congressional budget’s “defund” provision, organizations that provide abortions as of October 1, and received more than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in fiscal year 2023, will be barred from receiving Medicaid reimbursements for one year.

PPWI is the first known affiliate to drop abortion services in the wake of the law. It may also be the first Planned Parenthood affiliate to halt abortion after the Dobbs decision in a state where such care is still legal.

The change comes after Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson confirmed during a press call on September 12 that the organization “created an option for affiliates to stop providing abortions” in order to preserve Medicaid funding. However, a PPFA spokesperson told Autonomy News later that day that McGill Johnson should have spoken in the past tense to convey that it was not actively considering this option. A second spokesperson claimed that, after an appellate court allowed the Trump administration to enforce the “defund” provision, it wouldn’t matter what services affiliates provided—they would be kicked out of Medicaid simply for being part of the Planned Parenthood network.