US Supreme Court mulls South Carolina's effort to defund Planned Parenthood

South Carolina lawmakers hear arguments over Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

SOUTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Abortion is back in the spotlight in South Carolina. Earlier this week, the US Supreme Court heard a case dealing with the Palmetto State's refusal to cover care provided by Planned Parenthood using Medicaid funding.  The arguments come a month after state lawmakers in Columbia held a hearing on legislation that would restrict access to abortion even further.  South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster was in DC fo…

Tim Barto: Pro-life Alaskans join nation in calling for defunding of Planned Parenthood

By TIM BARTO A national movement is afoot to defund Planned Parenthood. On Wednesday, while the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case testing whether a state can withhold Medicaid funding from organizations that conduct abortions, pro-life people across the country rallied to stop taxpayer money from […] The post Tim Barto: Pro-life Alaskans join nation in calling for defunding of Planned Pa…

US Supreme Court to rule on South Carolina bid to defund abortion service provider

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday for South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid coverage since it performs abortions. The petitioners, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, raised several issues of interpretation of the federal Medicaid Act. They argued that the provision did not use affirmative language within the statute’s text to create a right for consumers, nor was the provis…

MEGAN CROWLEY: Planned Parenthood Is A National Disgrace At Taxpayer Expense

At a time when America is facing unprecedented debt, why are we giving a multi-billion-dollar organization millions each day?

GOP bill banning public funding for clinics connected to abortion advances

Republican lawmakers are advancing a bill that would prohibit the state from providing public funding to facilities and clinics that perform or promote abortions. Arizona already doesn’t allow public funding for most abortions except for emergencies, but House Bill 2547 would expand the law to prevent the state from entering into a contract or providing grants to any person or facility that provides or advises clients to seek an abortion. The bi…

Supreme Court Weighs Cutting Off Planned Parenthood From Medicaid Funding

The case would especially impact low-income patients who rely on Planned Parenthood for a range of health care services.