Planned Parenthood braces for Supreme Court fight over Medicaid funding - Washington Examiner
- The Supreme Court will consider whether states can restrict Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding due to a 2018 South Carolina effort.
- Planned Parenthood claims that the state violated the free-choice-of-provider provision in the Medicaid Act, while South Carolina disputes this claim.
- A New York Times investigation revealed that Planned Parenthood has faced financial struggles, leading to clinic closures and a decline in preventative care services.
- If South Carolina wins, other states may follow in cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, as many citizens oppose using taxpayer money for abortion services.
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State’s Bid to Cut Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood Hits Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court may have turned the page on its previous role in ruling on national abortion policy, but it appears that the justices will still have a prominent part to play in the next chapter. On April 2, the court will hear a case that does not directly affect abortion law but could have significant implications for the nation’s largest abortion provider. At the heart of the case is the question of whether federal law unambiguously be…
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