A federal judge in Massachusetts on Monday ordered the federal government to continue Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates, writing the health organization was likely to prevail in a dispute over President Trump's tax-and-spending law.

A judge issued a preliminary injunction that allowed only some of the group’s health centers to receive payments for services like birth control and checkups.

The closure of the Santa Cruz Planned Parenthood clinic due to federal funding cuts has left nearly 5,000 patients without local healthcare services, redirecting them to Watsonville or telehealth options.