Planned Parenthood will no longer be eligible for Medicaid funding in Texas.

The state, whose Republican leaders have been waging a crusade against the health care provider because some of its clinics provide abortions, announced that the nonprofit group will not receive any more money for providing a range of health services, such as cancer screenings, contraceptives and STD testing.

Last year Planned Parenthood received $3.1 million through the state’s Medicaid program.

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