By SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press/Report for America

A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday about whether a spending law passed in July that ended Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood can remain in effect while legal challenges continue.

President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cut bill targets organizations that both provide abortions and receive more than $800,000 a year in Medicaid reimbursements. Planned Parenthood has argued the law violates the Constitution, while anti-abortion activists applauded the legislation.

An appeals court ruled that the law could go into affect in September while a lower court considered Planned Parenthood’s claims.

In a report released Wednesday morning ahead of the hearing, Planned Parenthood said the legislation cost $45 million

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