US EditionStates can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
SOUTH CAROLINA, JUN 28 – The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Medicaid patients cannot sue to challenge South Carolina's exclusion of Planned Parenthood, enabling states to block abortion providers from federal funding.
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, June 26, 2025, that states can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding for health services.
- The case originated in South Carolina where Medicaid recipients argued for their right to choose providers, but the court found this right unenforceable in court.
- The 6-3 conservative majority opinion, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, was joined by Republicans backing a broader effort to defund Planned Parenthood despite the ruling not directly addressing abortion.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissent warned the decision could deprive Medicaid recipients of a 'deeply personal freedom' to choose their healthcare providers, potentially affecting about one million patients in South Carolina.
- The ruling may prompt other conservative states to cut funding, creating a patchwork exclusion of Planned Parenthood that could reduce healthcare access and raise the unintended pregnancy rate nationally.
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