WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – The state of Kansas is arguing that a federal judge’s order blocking a law that effectively strips Planned Parenthood of family planning funds “emasculates” the state’s autonomy and sovereignty rights.

The argument is included in a 144-page pleading filed Tuesday with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Kansas to continue federal funding to Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri until the case is resolved.

Kansas argues the preliminary injunction should be overturned because the court’s conclusions about the merits of Planned Parenthood’s claims are incorrect.

A new Kansas law requires the state to allocate federal family planning dollars first to public health departments and hospitals. The result has been to leave no money for smaller clinics that rely on the funding.