INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Indiana says it will stop seeing Medicaid patients if a federal judge doesn’t rule Monday on its attempt to block the state’s new abortion funding law.

The group said it will stop seeing those patients unless they can pay or use other resources if the judge doesn’t rule by the close of business Monday on its request for a preliminary injunction blocking the law.

The law signed May 10 by Gov. Mitch Daniels bars Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid payments for general health services such as cancer screens.

Planned Parenthood has been relying on private donations to fund care for Medicaid clients.

It has previously said it would run out of donations after Monday to cover the costs of caring for existing Medicaid patients.

Posted 6/20/2011