Planned Parenthood Sues N.C. Over Defunding

July 07, 2011 4:02 PM ABC News' Amy Bingham reports: Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit today against a state of North Carolina since of a brand new law that prohibits a group from receiving any state funds. North Carolina is a fourth state Planned Parenthood has sued this year since of defunding legislation. This is a first time in North Carolinas history that a singular health care provider has been carved out in a budget as well as banned from applying for competitive grants from a state said Janet Colm, president as well as CEO of Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina, in a press release. The group will continue providing services for two months while a lawsuit is pending but hopes to receive an injunction from a court before then, said Paige Johnson, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson. Read more here about a Planned Parenthood lawsuits. The North Carolina law, which went into effect final week, denies state as well as federal Title X family planning funds from going to Planned Parenthood since a group provides abortions. North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue vetoed a bill, but her veto was overturned by a state legislature. Planned Parenthood of North Carolina receives about $212,000 from a state as well as federal government to yield services like breast as well as cervical cancer screenings, STD testing as well as contraception. The group says no public funds are used for abortions. Planned Parenthood is already suing a state of Indiana since of a law that prohibits them from receiving Medicaid funds. A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction in a case to keep funds flowing until a legal dispute is solved. In Kansas Planned Parenthood is suing since of a law that diverts all Title X funds to hospitals as well as public health departments since they do no perform abortions. The group is suing Montana over a law that prohibits a states low-income insurance program from covering birth control. ! &# 13;